Nobles Composing Poem on Shipboard or Rocks and Full Moon
toyota hokkei (1780 – 1850)
Toyota Hokkei (1780-1850) was a prominent Japanese ukiyo-e artist known for serene scenes, landscapes, and illustrations from 'The Tale of Genji'. Explore his delicate paintings!
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Born in Edo in 1780, Totoya Hokkei worked as a fishmonger prior to becoming an ukiyo-e artist. He studied Japanese painting under Kanō Yōsen’in Korenobu, the head of the Kobikichō branch of the Kanō school of painting. Later he became one of Katsushika Hokusai’s first and best-known students.Hokkei
About this artwork
- Title: Nobles Composing Poem on Shipboard or Rocks and Full Moon
- Artist: toyota hokkei
- Year: 1800
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Hill-Stead Museum
- Medium: Woodblock Print
- Period: 19th Century
- Corpus context: classical japanese poetry , kanō school influence
- Purpose: Theme
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Serene beauty and meticulous detail
- Movement: Ukiyo-e
- Artist: Toyota Hokkei
- Year: 1800
- Subject or theme: People on a boat in a stormy sea


