The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Q: When was "The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life" created?

This artwork was created c. 1783.

Q: Is "The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life" in the public domain?

Yes, The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Torii Kiyonaga

c. 1783

Medium

Color woodblock print; hosoban

Dimensions

29.7 × 13.9 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

22770

About the Artist

Torii Kiyonaga · 1752–1815

Torii Kiyonaga, born Sekiguchi Shinsuke in 1752 in Uraga, Sagami Province, was the son of an Edo bookseller who owned tenements near a bustling fish market. At age 14 in 1765, he began his apprenticeship under Torii Kiyomitsu, the third-generation head of the prestigious Torii school of ukiyo-e, renowned for kabuki theater illustrations and signage. Adopted into the Torii family, Kiyonaga succeede...

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

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