Torii Kiyotsune

In this Japanese name, the surname is Torii.

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo in a Shibaraku Role, mid-18th century

Torii Kiyotsune (鳥居 清経, fl. mid-18th century) was a Japanese artist of the Torii school of ukiyo-e art.

Kiyotsune's birth and death dates are unknown; his personal name was Daijirō, and is believed to have been son of the publisher Nakajimaya Isaemon (中島屋 伊左衛門). Kiyotsune's work appeared from the end of the Hōreki era (1751–1764) to the end of the An'ei era (1772–1781), a time of great productivity from the Torii school. Kiyotsune produced yakusha-e portraits of kabuki actors with rounded linework in a style established by Kiyonobu II and Kiyomasu II.[1]

His work is held in the permanent collections of many museums, including the Royal Ontario Museum,[2] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[3] the British Museum,[4] the Harvard Art Museums,[5] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[8] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[9] the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,[10] the Honolulu Museum of Art,[11] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[12]

  1. ^ Japan Ukiyo-e Association 1982, p. 118.
  2. ^ "Segawa Kikunojo II (1741-1773) as Oshichi & Bando Hikosaburo II (1741-1768) as Kichisaburo possibly in Yaoya Oshichi performed at Nakamura-za". collections.rom.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ "Two Kabuki Actors as Lovers". www.dia.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "illustrated book; print | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ^ Harvard. "From the Harvard Art Museums' collections TWO ACTORS COMPARING PEONIES". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  7. ^ "Torii Kiyotsune | The Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV as Sakura Hime, the Cherry Princess | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Scene from a Kabuki Play: Wrestling | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  9. ^ "Ōtani Hiroji in the role of Yushima no Miyoshi". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  10. ^ "Nakamura Riko as Shigenoi (Shigenoi Nakamura Riko) - Torii Kiyotsune". FAMSF Search the Collections. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  11. ^ "Arashi Sangorō II As Itō Kurō | Honolulu Museum of Art". honolulumuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  12. ^ "Exchange: Ichikawa Benzō I as Shintokumaru". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.