Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) | Two surimono from the series Meng Qiu (Mogyu) | Edo period, 19th century

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Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)

Two surimono from the series Meng Qiu (Mogyu)

Edo period, 19th century


each a woodblock print, surimono, embellished with metallic pigments and embossing, from the series Meng Qiu (Mogyu), privately issued, circa 1820, and comprising:


- Mao Bao (Moho), signed and sealed Hokkei 

- Zhang Liang (Shibo), signed Hokkei


Each surimono, shikishiban:

19.6 x 17.7 cm., 7⅝ x 7 in. (the first)

19.6 x 17.5 cm., 7⅝ x 6⅞ in. (the second)

For a similar impression of the first surimono in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 11.21071, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/214069/mao-bao-moho-from-the-series-meng-qiu-mogyu?ctx=b0b60c2b-a3a8-4506-a6c7-d12ada3312af&idx=0