Artist: Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780–1850), pupil of Katsushika Hokusai Book: Hokkei manga 北渓漫画 (Sketches by Hokkei) Publisher: Eirakuya Tōshirō (Tōhekidō), Nagoya Format: Two separate book pages (chūbon), each approx. 22.5 × 15.5 cm Technique: Woodblock printed book illustration, ink and light colour on paper Date: Late Edo period, c. 1830s ________________________________________________________ CONDITION Very good colours and impression. The sheet was joined at some point but cut in half later; Please check the images! ------------------------------------------------------- About the print These two pages come from Hokkei manga, a sketchbook by Totoya Hokkei published by Eirakuya Tōshirō of Nagoya. The title follows the Hokusai manga, the famous series of sketchbooks by Hokkei's teacher, which Eirakuya also published. Like his master's books, Hokkei's manga is a collection of drawings of everyday life, people and things, made as a model book for artists and as entertainment for readers. Hokkei was one of Hokusai's most accomplished pupils. He was best known for his finely printed surimono made for the kyōka poetry circles of Edo, and also worked widely as a book illustrator. Copies of Hokkei manga are held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian Libraries.