Torii Kiyotsune

The Actor Ichikawa Danzo in a Shibaraku Role, mid-18th century

Torii Kiyotsune (鳥居 清経, fl. mid-18th century) was a Japanese artist of the Torii school of ukiyo-e art.

Kiyotsune's birth and death dates are unknown; his personal name was Daijirō, and is believed to have been son of the publisher Nakajimaya Isaemon (中島屋 伊左衛門). Kiyotsune's work appeared from the end of the Hōreki era (1751–1764) to the end of the An'ei era (1772–1781), a time of great productivity from the Torii school. Kiyotsune produced yakusha-e portraits of kabuki actors with rounded linework in a style established by Kiyonobu II and Kiyomasu II.

References

Works cited

• Japan Ukiyo-e Association (1982). Genshoku Ukiyo-e Dai-Hyakka Jiten 原色 浮世絵大百科事典　第６巻 [Original Colour Grand Ukiyo-e Encyclopaedia]. Vol. 6. Taishūkan Publishing. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• Media related to Torii Kiyotsune at Wikimedia Commons
• Torii Kiyotsune at ukiyo-e.org