Kiyonaga Torii, Viewing Bush Clover, Current Manners in Eastern Brocade

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Artist: Kiyonaga Torii (1752-1815)
Title: Viewing Bush Clover
Series: Current Manners in Eastern Brocade
Publisher: No seal
Date: c.1785
Size: 26.0 x 38.4 cm

Original Japanese woodblock print.

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Kiyonaga Torii


Kiyonaga was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist born in Uraga, the son of a bookseller, but moved at an early age to Edo. He was a pupil of Kiyomitsu, the third Torii master. He was also influenced by Harunobu, Koryusai and Shigemasa. After Kiyomitsu’s death, he adopted the Torii name for the fourth generation. Between 1785 and 1811, he published some 120 illustrated books. In addition, he produced numerous individual prints, series of three or more bijin-ga, musha-e and yakusha-e – the traditional stock-in-trade of the Torii school – along the surimono and fan pictures. In spite of his obligations to the Torii school, Kiyonaga went far beyond what they attempted to create. He freed himself from stylised representations, creating portraits with realistic elements. In his theatre pictures, he incorporated the stage and the podium with its narrators and musicians, achieving a certain sense of depth. The general trend in ukiyo-e art towards greater naturalism and larger figures culminated in Kiyonaga. Well-proportioned beauties integrated into realistically portrayed settings, elegance and balance – these are the hallmarks of his work.

More Information
Print FormatOban (Vertical)
ArtistKiyonaga Torii
SubjectBeauty & Female
Dimensions26.0 x 38.4 cm
Condition ReportDiscoloured due to previous mounting, backed to restore wormholes, watermark on the back, lightly worn-out.
FoldersIn Store, DD
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