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Torii Kiyomasu I

ca. 1748 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

The kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō stands at the corner of a building near a water tank. The blossoming plum tree heralds the new year and the hidden calendar shows the long and short months of the lunar year.

Artist

Torii Kiyomasu I

Date

ca. 1748

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914