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Torii Kiyonaga

Torii Kiyonaga

1752–1815

WA-00021904

Japan

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290

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312

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Why this artist matters now

Torii Kiyonaga was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Torii school. Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an Edo bookseller, from Motozaimokuchō Itchōme in Edo, he took on Torii Kiyonaga as an art name. Although not biologically related to the Torii family, he became head of the group after the death of his adoptive father and teacher Torii Kiyomitsu.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artworks (290)

「風俗東之錦」　武家の息女と侍女と若党 |A Lady from a Samurai Household with Three Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

1810 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (38.7 x 26.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Surimono commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the actor Iwai Hanshiro III

Surimono commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of the actor Iwai Hanshiro III

1804 · Color woodblock print; surimono

42.7 × 30.4 cm (16 13/16 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Saruwaka Dance

The Saruwaka Dance

1804 · Color woodblock print; surimono

38.3 × 52.9 cm (15 1/8 × 20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Doll Festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

The Doll Festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

1796 · Color woodblock print; oban

39 × 25.1 cm (15 3/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

1796 · Color woodblock print; oban

36.4 × 23.4 cm (14 3/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The New Year's Festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

The New Year's Festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

1796 · Color woodblock print; oban

38.5 × 25.7 cm (15 3/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chrysanthemum festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

Chrysanthemum festival, from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"

1796 · Color woodblock print; oban

36.8 × 24.1 cm (14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara

Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara

1789 · Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban triptych

36.9 × 24.3 cm (14 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series "Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures (Jittai e-fuzoku)"

Courtesan Going to Bed, from the series "Ten Types of Beauties in Pictures (Jittai e-fuzoku)"

1789 · Color woodblock print; oban

39.2 × 25.8 cm (15 7/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boating Party on the Sumida River

Boating Party on the Sumida River

1789 · Triptych of color woodblock prints

Overall: 35.6 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

1788 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, pentaptych (second sheet from the right)

31.8 × 14.6 cm (12 9/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hairdressing Room (Kamibeya), from the series "Ten Kinds of Incense in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro jisshu ko)"

Hairdressing Room (Kamibeya), from the series "Ten Kinds of Incense in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro jisshu ko)"

1788 · Color woodblock print; chuban

24.9 × 18.4 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

1788 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, pentaptych (first sheet from the right)

31.1 × 13.8 cm (12 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II and Segawa Kikunojo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

1788 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, pentaptych (fifth sheet from the right)

31.4 × 13.8 cm (12 3/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Yamashita Mangiku, Iwai Hanshiro IV, and Iwai Kumesaburo from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Yamashita Mangiku, Iwai Hanshiro IV, and Iwai Kumesaburo from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

1788 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, pentaptych (fourth sheet from the right)

31.5 × 14.3 cm (12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V and Ichikawa Ebizo IV, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V and Ichikawa Ebizo IV, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

1788 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, pentaptych (third sheet from the right)

31.4 × 14.5 cm (12 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play "Ominaeshi Sugata no Hatsuaki," performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1788

The Actors Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Ukita Sakingo and Sawamura Sojuro III as the ghost of the courtesan Takao, in the play "Ominaeshi Sugata no Hatsuaki," performed at the Nakamura Theater, 1788

1788 · Color woodblock print; oban

36.3 × 24.6 cm (14 5/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

三俳優隅田川船遊び|Sumida River Holiday

1788 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Triptych; each H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

The First Day of Business (Akinai hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

1787 · Color woodblock print; oban, page from an illustrated book

26.1 × 38.8 cm (10 5/16 × 15 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The One-Page Preface and Colophon from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

The One-Page Preface and Colophon from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)"

1787 · Color woodblock print; pages from an illustrated book

Right sheet: 25.3 × 18.8 cm (10 × 7 7/16 in.); Left sheet: 25.3 × 18.8 cm (10 × 7 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse

height: 365 cm, width: 246 cm, height: 375 cm, width: 249 cm

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Murajiro as Ben no Naishi, in the shosa "Sode Furu Yuki Yoshino Shui," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1786

The Actors Sawamura Sojuro III as Kusunoki Masatsura and Arashi Murajiro as Ben no Naishi, in the shosa "Sode Furu Yuki Yoshino Shui," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1786

1786 · Color woodblock print; oban

35.8 × 24.3 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

No. 4: Chinese boys playing a raffle game, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)"

No. 4: Chinese boys playing a raffle game, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)"

1786 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.5 × 19.4 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

No. 2: Chinese boys copying paintings and writing Japanese, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)"

No. 2: Chinese boys copying paintings and writing Japanese, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)"

1786 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.1 × 18.7 cm (9 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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290 published of 290 catalogued · 269 with image

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The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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6 entries · 1 sources

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse
1787 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Brothel Client with Courtesan
1784 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sode no maki
1785 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations)
1783 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Entertainment on a Balcony by the Water at Nakasu, from the series, A Collection of Beautiful Modern Women of the Pleasure Quarters
1783 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
1784 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Brothel Client with Courtesan (ca. 1784)

Rijksmuseum

Sode no maki (1785)

Rijksmuseum

Sode no maki (1785)

Rijksmuseum

Feast in the Komeikan Teahouse (1787 - 1792)

Rijksmuseum

Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties) (1781)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woman of the Yoshiwara and Attendants (from the series Brocades of the East in Fashion) (1752–1815)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations) (1783)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi (1786)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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