Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro as a Pair of Lovers in the Yoshiwara
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664–1729)
early 1720s
Medium
hand-colored woodblock print
Dimensions
31.1 × 15.2 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
Accession Number
1974.80
Tags
male
About this artwork
Kiyonobu's prints are usually hand-colored and outlined in black. They often depict actors and scenes from plays. Kiyonobu's was largely responsible for introducing theater prints as commercial products. He is regarded as the founder of the Torii school, which with its close relationship to the theater, dominated printmaking for 75 years until the appearance of Shunsho in the late 1700s.