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Torii Kiyonobu

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Torii Kiyonobu I was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, who is renowned for his work on kabuki signboards and related materials. Along with his father Torii Kiyomoto, he is said to have been one of the founders of the Torii school of painting.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (15)

Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami

1758 · color woodblock print

Sheet: 38.4 x 17.2 cm (15 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nakamura Tomijuro and Nakamura Shichisaburo II as the Lovers Agemaki and Sukeroku

1753 · color woodblock print

Sheet: 42.1 x 29.9 cm (16 9/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Urashima Taro and Takinaka Hidematsu I as Kanemoto Gozen in the play "Ichi no Tomi Seiwa Nendaiki," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the fifth month, 1746

1746 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.5 × 14.9 cm (12 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo II as Mushanosuke, Segawa Kikunojo I as Ochiyo, and Matsushima Kichisaburo as Ochiyo's spirit in the play "Higashiyama Gojitsu Yaoya Hanbei," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eighth month, 1744

1744 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

29.9 × 14.5 cm (11 3/4 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor

1730 · color woodblock print

Sheet: 29.8 x 15.2 cm (11 3/4 x 6 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I and Dekijima Daisuke II

1723 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e

30 × 15.6 cm (11 13/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro as a Pair of Lovers in the Yoshiwara

1720 · hand-colored woodblock print

Image: 31.1 x 15.2 cm (12 1/4 x 6 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Bando Ichi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1715

1715 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

30.3 × 15.6 cm (11 15/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I

1698 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

28.5 × 14.1 cm (11 1/4 × 5 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I

1695 · Woodblock print; hosoban, sumizuri-e

27.4 × 16.3 cm (10 3/4 × 6 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Hanaoka Miyako

1695 · Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

29.6 × 14.3 cm (11 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vrijend paar in innige verstrengeling

1690 · hand coloring on paper

width: 370 cm, height: 280 cm

Rijksmuseum

Vrijend stel met kussen

1690 · hand coloring on paper

width: 370 cm, height: 280 cm

Rijksmuseum

Vrijend paar met omkijkend meisje

1690 · paper

width: 370 cm, height: 280 cm

Rijksmuseum

Erotische voorstelling met rookgerei en kamerscherm

1690 · hand coloring on paper

width: 370 cm, height: 280 cm

Rijksmuseum

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15 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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8 entries · 1 sources

Vrijend paar in innige verstrengeling
1690 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Vrijend paar met omkijkend meisje
1690 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Vrijend stel met kussen
1690 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Erotische voorstelling met rookgerei en kamerscherm
1690 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro as a Pair of Lovers in the Yoshiwara
1720 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor
1730 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nakamura Tomijuro and Nakamura Shichisaburo II as the Lovers Agemaki and Sukeroku
1753 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Ichikawa Ebizo III as Yanone Goro in Nenriki arahitogami
1758 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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