Torii Kiyomasu I
Japanese, active c. 1704–18
Two Actors in a Drama
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Torii Kiyomasu I
Japanese, active c. 1704–18About 1715
Two Actors in a Drama
Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese, active c. 1704–18 →Japanese (culture or style)printasian art
Date
About 1715
Medium
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, ōban
Dimensions
28.8 × 42.6 cm (11 5/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
The folds of the seated actor’s robe are suggested by characters meaning “role in disguise.”
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