Hokkei Totoya Galleries

Hokkei (1780-1850) was a student of the famous Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushika. Like his teacher, Hokkei included some of his artwork in woodblock-printed picture books. The titles of three of these books are shown below. Click on a title to see a book's pictures of flowers and (or) birds. Hokkei's drawing style was identical to that of Hokusai. Flowers and bird shapes were drawn only semi-accurately and colors other than black were used sparingly in most books.