Torii Kiyomasu
Illustration — Ichikawa Danjūrō I in the role of Takenuki Gorō. Likely one of the most famous of all early Torii works, and the most famous depiction of Danjūrō I. Torii Torii Kiyomasu was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the Torii school, in the genre of ukiyo-e. Like the other Torii artists, his primary focus was on Kabuki billboards, advertisements, actor prints, and other related material.
Also recorded as Torii Kiyomasu I · Kiyomasu · Tori Kiyomasu · Kyomasu I
Torii Kiyomasu
Torii Kiyomasu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade · CC0
- Born
- 1690.
- Died
- 1720.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Occupation
- painter and artist.
- Fields
- yakusha-e.
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Born in 1690, died in 1720.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are yakusha-e. Work by Torii Kiyomasu is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum and Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Ichikawa Monnosuke as a Courtesan and Nakajima Mioemon Bursting Out of a Barrel, c. early 1720s, by Torii Kiyomasu
Torii Kiyomasu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
A Beauty Carrying Two Buckets of Flowers, c. 1696–1716, by Torii Kiyomasu
Torii Kiyomasu · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
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