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.
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Bando Ichi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1715
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729
The Actor Shinomiya Heihachi I
The Actor Hanaoka Miyako
The Actor Nakamura Denkuro I
The Actor Takii Hannosuke as an effeminate youth
The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718
Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664-1729
Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo
Matsukaze, from "Album of Courtesans (Keisei ehon)"
The Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718
Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664–1729
A Courtesan with Her Child Attendant
A Battle in Mid-Stream
Tanabata Dance
The actor Yamanaka Heikuro I as a demon
The Actors Tamazawa Rinya, Uemura Kohachi, and Ichikawa Monnosuke
The Actors Matsumoto Hyozo as a woman holding an umbrella and Nakamura Shichisaburo I as a young boy
The Actor Sawamura Kodenji I
Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I Japanese, 1664–1729
The Actors Fujita Hananojo and Ichikawa Danjuro II
Courtesan and Two Attendants
Reading a Letter in Front of a Screen, from an untitled series of 12 prints