Who created "The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II"?

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II was created by Torii Kiyonobu I in c. 1714.

What medium is "The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II"?

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II is Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e.

Is "The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II" in the public domain?

Yes, The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II

Q: When was "The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II" created?

This artwork was created c. 1714.

Torii Kiyonobu I

c. 1714

Medium

Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e

Dimensions

29.6 × 14.5 cm (11 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

19101

About the Artist

Torii Kiyonobu I · 1664–1729

Torii Kiyonobu I (1664–1729), born Shōbei in Osaka, was the second son of Torii Kiyomoto, a prominent kabuki actor specializing in onnagata roles and a painter of theater signboards. He studied painting under his father as well as Yoshida Hanbei and Hishikawa Moronobu, the pioneering ukiyo-e master whose figure styles profoundly shaped his early work. In 1687, at age twenty-four, Kiyonobu accompan...

The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II

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