Artist
Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815
Works (6)
A Party Viewing the Moon Across the Sumida River
c. 1787
The Third Princess and Her Kitten, from an untitled series of court ladies
c. 1784
Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook (Soshiarai Komachi), from the series The Seven Ukiyo-e Aspects of Komachi (Ukiyo-e nana Komachi)
Edo period (1615–1868), about 1779
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)"
c. 1791
Couple Under a Tree
c. 1781
Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)"
c. 1780
Timeline
JunTorii Kiyonaga was born in 1752 and died on June 28, 1815.1
Torii Kiyonaga began his training under Torii Kiyomitsu in 1765 at the age of 14 years old.1
Thus, in 1787, he began organizing the production of kabuki signboards and the like, which the school held a near monopoly on.1
Around 1794, Torii Kiyonaga shifted his artistic focus to surimono, illustrations, and paintings.1
His last known print dates from 1813.1