Torii Kiyoshige
Torii Kiyoshige ( Japanese 鳥 居 清 重 ; * approx. Beginning of the 18th century ; † second third of the 18th century ) was a Japanese painter and woodcut artist or ukiyo-e artist. His large prints rank among the late masterpieces of the Torii school .
Kiyoshige is believed to be a late student of Kiyonobu , the founder of the Torii school. In contrast to the curved and fluid lines of his master, Kiyoshige painted rather angular and strict. Characteristic of the pictorial composition of many of his works are individual figures that take up a large part of the picture area and haikus , Japanese short poems, in the upper section of the picture.
In addition to book illustrations, he mainly produced Benizuri-e (red-heavy multicolor prints) and Urushi-e (lacquer prints) of women and actors. His creative period can be narrowed down from about 1724 to 1764, the place of his activity on Edo .
literature
- Julius Kurth: History of the Japanese woodcut . 3 volumes, Leipzig 1925–1929
- Roger Goepper : Masterpieces of Japanese Color Woodcut . Ostfildern 1982, ISBN 3-7701-0717-9
- Gabriele Fahr-Becker (ed.): Japanese color woodcuts . Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-8228-3473-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Torii, Kiyoshige |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 鳥 居 清 重 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese painter and woodcut artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century |