Torii Kiyomasu II ( Japanese. 2 代 目 鳥 居 清 倍 Nidaime Torii Kiyomasu , 1706 - 1763 ) - Japanese artist, master of ukiyo-e from the Torii dynasty.
| Torii Kiyomasu II | |
|---|---|
| 鳥 居 清 倍 | |
| Date of Birth | 1706 |
| Date of death | 1763 |
| A country | |
| Genre | yakusya-e |
| Style | ukiyo-e |
Content
- 1 Biography and creativity
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography and Creativity
Torii Kiyomasu II is a representative of the second generation of the Torii artist dynasty. Reliable information has not been preserved about his life. Kiyomasu II was born in Edo . In his work, he copied in detail the style and themes of the works of the founder of the Torii school - Torii Kiyonobu . Kiyomasu II left behind a large number of students and followers. [one]
Torii Kiyomasu II painted portraits of actors and beauties, theater posters, scenes from the performances of the Kabuki theater, illustrations mainly for children's books and publications for the illiterate (aohon). Throughout his work, the printing technique changed, if at first Kiyomasu II's work was tinted with red paint (tan-e) by hand, then by the end of his life he was using a two-three-color print (benizuri-e). Torii Kiyomasu II is known for his series - “The Crusade of Fashionable Tourists” (1747) and “Miniature Images of Famous Actors” (1757).
Notes
- ↑ Savelyeva A. Masters of Japanese engraving. - SPb. : SZKEO "Crystal", 2007. - P. 56.
Literature
- Lane, Richard . (1978). Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192114476 , ISBN 9780192114471 ; OCLC 5246796