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Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

Cranes and young pines

Maker

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780-1850

Title

Cranes and young pines
from the series A Collection of Thirty-six Birds (三十六禽続 Sanjūroku tori zukushi)
Sanjuroku tori zukushi

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 生茂る 松のこすゑに すこもりて ちとせはかりを みするひなつる
- 玉廼屋輝人 Tamanoya Terundo

十かへりも 千代まつ風に ちりはせて はなさきそろふ 鶴そめてたき
- 金地亭砂子 Kinjitei Sunago

Signature: 北渓 Hokkei

Seals: Artist's seal | illegible

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.370

Type

Exhibition History

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998
Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996
A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Jan 01, 1990 – Mar 01, 1990

Label copy

Prints intended for New Year's greetings such as this were made of high-quality papers, pigments and decorative materials and were often finely embossed to create both a variety of surface textures and an illusion of depth. The two poems to the left of the cranes wish for a life of eternal happiness.

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓 (1780-1850
worked in Edo, Japan)
Cranes and young pines; from the series A Collection of Thirty-six Birds (三十六禽続 Sanjūroku tori zukushi); Sanjuroku tori zukushi, ca. 1820
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment
Shikishiban: 21.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.370

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