Momokawa [Choki]

Plaats: Unknown

Dood: 1809

Biografie:

Momokawa [Choki], also known as Eishōsai Chōki, was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints who was active from about 1786 to 1809. He was a pupil of Toriyama Sekien and specialized in depicting beautiful women. He signed most of his works Chōki, but also used the signatures Eishōsai and Shikō. He lived in the home of publisher Tsutaya Jūzaburō and produced several print series, including the Eight Views of Lake Ōmi and the Eight Views of the Treasury of Loyal Retainers. His last known work is the illustrations for the book Nakoso Gate by Kanwatei Onitake in 1809.