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Totoya Hokkei was a Japanese printmaker and book illustrator. He initially studied painting with Kano Yosen (1735-1808), the head of the Kobikicho branch of the Kano School and <i>okaeshi</i> (official painter) to the Tokugawa shogunate.<br/><br/> 

Together with Teisai Hokuba (1771-1844), Hokkei was one of Katsushika Hokusai's best students.
Japan: 'Oanamuchi no Mikoto'. From the series 'Eight Hundred Heroes of the Japanese Shuihuzhuan' by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1863), c. 1830.<br/><br/>

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (January 1, 1798 - April 14, 1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is associated with the Utagawa school.<br/><br/>

The range of Kuniyoshi's preferred subjects included many genres: landscapes, beautiful women, Kabuki actors, cats, and mythical animals. He is known for depictions of the battles of samurai and legendary heroes. His artwork was affected by Western influences in landscape painting and caricature.