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Collections

Totoya Hokkei
Benkei Plants a Sign before a Plum Tree circa 1828

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of a grimacing armored warrior leaning forward, holding a tall wooden placard, with bold areas of red, green, and brown and calligraphic text panels
Artist or Maker
Totoya Hokkei
Japan, 1780-1850
Title
Benkei Plants a Sign before a Plum Tree
Date Made
circa 1828
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, copper, tin, and embossing; gold flecks on secondary support
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/16 × 7 3/16 in. (20.48 × 18.26 cm) Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (25.72 × 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.23
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.