Torii’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Beauties of the Three Capitals: Shimabara in Kyoto (right), Yoshiwara in Edo (center), and Shinmachi in Osaka (left)
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76 and Torii Kiyomitsu I Japanese, 1735–1785

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo I as Miura Osuke, Ichikawa Danjuro lV as Okazaki Akushiro, and Nakamura Sukegoro I as Kato Arajiro in the play "Miura no Osuke Bumon no Kotobuki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1754
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Sugoroku Players
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as Omi no Okane in the play "Kongen Okuni Kabuki" performed at the Nakamura Theater in the seventh month, 1754
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Young Woman Holding an Umbrella
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Three Young Dreamers
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu (right), Nakamura Tomijuro (center), and Nakamura Kumetaro (left), from A Comparison - Set of Three (Nazorae Sanpukutsui)
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Beauty of Ibarakiya Pulling at a Man's Umbrella - a Parody of the Legend of Watanabe no Tsuna and the Ibaraki Demon
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Elopement
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo I as Soga no Goro
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Three Young Women with Pets
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Lovers on a Veranda
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Sengokuya Ihei and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as his wife Omatsu in the play "Kashiwa ga Toge Kichirei no Sumo," performed at Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1755
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actors Ichimura Kamezo I as Jo and Ichimura Kichigoro as Uba in a scene from Takasago
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Ichimura Kamezo I performing the Sanbaso dance
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

Trimming Her Nails
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76

The Actors Segawa Kichiji II as Okichi, Bando Hikosaburo II as Shuntokumaru, and Onoe Kikugoro I as Sagizaka Bannai in the play "Yura Sengen Tsuki no Minato," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eighth month, 1754
Torii Kiyohiro Japanese, active c. 1737-76