Hotei Japanese Prints

Hotei Japanese Prints always has several hundred Japanese prints in stock, as well as c. 80 scroll paintings, a small selection of illustrated books and a growing number of objects ranging from ceramics by artists such as Hamada Shoji and Shimaoka Tatsuzō, bronze vases and objects by Nakajima Yasumi, early 20th century lacquer, mizusashi (water containers) and cloisonné.

Every year, in early winter, Hotei is a participant of the PAN Artfair in Amsterdam.

Hotei Japanese Prints is a member of the following organisations:
• NVvA / ILAB (Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren)
• VHOK / CINOA (Vereeniging van handelaren in oude kunst in Nederland)
• UDAJ (Ukiyo-e Dealers Association of Japan)

Hotei Japanese Prints was established in 1982 and is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.
During the first six years of its existence, the owner, Chris Uhlenbeck, operated from home. In 1988, in a joint venture with Christer von der Burg, Ukiyo-e books was founded. a specialized bookshop, dealing with reference materials relating to Japanese prints. Hotei Japanese Prints and Ukiyo-e books established themselves in a small 18th century building in central Leiden, with one employee, and in 1992 another move bigger premises followed. Three more staff members were added.

Hotei Japanese Prints made another move in 2005, when a large gallery became available in the Sieboldhuis, a museum dedicated to Philipp Franz von Siebold, the German physician in Dutch governmental service in the early 19th century and based on Deshima, the small fan-shaped island in the harbour of Nagasaki. A selection of the c. 40.000 objects amassed by von Siebold can be seen in a beautiful 18th century canal house on the Rapenburg in Leiden.