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Torii Kiyomasu II

early 18th century · Woodblock print; (beni-e); black, red and green on paper · Asian Art

This is an early example of the theme that Hiroshige turned into a masterpiece of landscape in the woodblock print medim. The print is akin to book illustration, which was the basic metier of ukiyo-e artists. A simple color scheme, limited to one or two colors, is characteristic of the primitive stage of woodblock printing in the early decades of the eighteenth century.

Artist

Torii Kiyomasu II

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Woodblock print; (beni-e); black, red and green on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1922