The actor Otani Oniji in the role of Omoni Hikoshichi
Torii Kiyomasu I
ca. 1730
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (Urushi-e)
Dimensions
13 1/10 x 6 1/8 in. (33.3 x 15.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Accession Number
JP821
Tags
SwordsFlowersActors
About the Artist
Torii Kiyomasu I
Torii Kiyomasu I was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist working in the early eighteenth century, closely associated with the Torii school, one of the most important lineages in the history of Japanese woodblock printmaking. The Torii school was founded by Torii Kiyonobu, and Kiyomasu I is believed to have been either his son or a close pupil — the precise family relationship remains a matter of scholarly d...