Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Three surimono | Edo period, 19th century

Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

Three surimono

Edo period, 19^th century

each a woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, and comprising:

- The Exemplar Min Sun (Binshiken), from the series Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Nijushiko), depicting a mother attempting to dress her child, signed Go Hokkei, privately issued for the Shipporen Poetry Circle, circa 1820s

- Court lady (Kanjo) seated beside a hanging incense burner (tsurikoro), signed Hokkei, circa 1825

- The Horse-Presentation Ceremony (Aouma no sechie), Number Two from the series A Set of Three (Sanban), signed Kiko Hokkei, sealed Hokkei, poems by Numahoko Shizuku, Ono no Yamazumi, Niji no Hashinari, Suwari Hōshi and Hananoya, circa 1820s

Each surimono, shikishiban:

19.8 x 17.4 cm., 7¾ x 6¾ in. (the first)

21 x 17.7 cm., 8¼ x 7 in. (the second)

20.1 x 18.5 cm.,7⅞ x 7¼ in. (the third)