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Torii Kiyomitsu I 鳥居清満

Cranes, pine, plum and moon

Maker

Torii Kiyomitsu I 鳥居清満 (ca. 1735-1785
worked in Edo, Japan)

Title

Cranes, pine, plum and moon

Period

Edo Period

Year

1760s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 32.9 x 14.1 cm (12 15/16 x 5 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription on verso, bottom left:[Japanese Characters][text and poems] Wakanoura ya/nagaku hisashiki/michi areba/matsu chiyo soemu/tazu mo naku nariA pine of a thousand years, a singing crane-the road to Wakanoura, far and long

Signature: Torii Kiyomitsu ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudohan

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.292

Type

Exhibition History

Process and Function
Traditional Japanese Printmaking Technique
Jan 19, 2007 – May 27, 2007

Label copy

This print is a keyblock impression that was never colored. Note the registration marks (kento ), visible in the upper and lower right comers. These marks would also have been carved on each of the color blocks to insure the correct alignment of the paper during the printing process.

Black on White
Monochromatic Japanese Prints
Dec 08, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001

Label copy

This keyblock impression, identified by the black guide marks (kento) visible at the upper and lower right corners, would have served as a proof sheet in the printing process. The black contour lines of the keyblock generally define the compositional format of any Japanese print.

Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Torii Kiyomitsu I 鳥居清満 (ca. 1735-1785
worked in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
Cranes, pine, plum and moon, 1760s
Monochrome keyblock print
Sheet: 32.9 x 14.1 cm (12 15/16 x 5 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.292

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