Photo of collection object Tortoises Swimming among Marine Plants — Totoya Hokkei. Tortoises Swimming among Marine Plants, 19th century. Color woodblock print on paper, 9 5/8 x 14 15/16 in. (24.4 x 38 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 16.549. No known copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Tortoises Swimming among Marine Plants

19th century

Totoya Hokkei

Japanese, 1780-1850

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Totoya Hokkei
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Color woodblock print on paper
Medium: color, woodblock, print, paper
Locations: Place made: Japan
Period: Edo period
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 14 15/16 in. (24.4 x 38 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 16.549
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Dominant Colors

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?

Similar Artworks

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Photo of collection object Crane with Setting Sun

Crane with Setting Sun

Totoya Hokkei

ca. 1820

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Photo of collection object Lady in Court Dress on Veranda with Flowering Plum

Lady in Court Dress on Veranda with Flowering Plum

Totoya Hokkei

ca. 1820

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Photo of collection object Autumn Maples at the Takinogawa River

Autumn Maples at the Takinogawa River

Totoya Hokkei

ca. 1833

Photo of collection object The Cave Door of Spring

The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Drummer from The Cave Door of Spring

Drummer from The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Sarutahiko from The Cave Door of Spring

Sarutahiko from The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Uzume no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

Uzume no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Ama no Tajikara no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

Ama no Tajikara no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Flautist from The Cave Door of Spring

Flautist from The Cave Door of Spring

Totoya Hokkei

1825

Photo of collection object Landscape with Ferry Boat, Geese and Full Moon

Landscape with Ferry Boat, Geese and Full Moon

Totoya Hokkei

early 1830s

Photo of collection object A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

Totoya Hokkei

mid 1820s

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Photo of collection object Actors as the Five Manly Men: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hotei Ichiemon, Ichikawa Kuzo II as An no Heibei, Sawamura Tossho I as Gokuin Sen'emon, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Karigane Bunshichi, and IChikawa Ebizo V as Kaminari Shoku

Actors as the Five Manly Men: Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hotei Ichiemon, Ichikawa Kuzo II as An no Heibei, Sawamura Tossho I as Gokuin Sen'emon, Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Karigane Bunshichi, and IChikawa Ebizo V as Kaminari Shoku

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1847-52

Open source Elasticsearch & Next.js museum search.

Let's Stay Connected