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Torii Kiyoshige

Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji), 1750s-1760s

Description

Maker

  • Torii Kiyoshige, fl. 1720s-1760s, Japanese
  • Nishinomiya Shinroku, publisher

Title

Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji)

Year

1750s-1760s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 29.4 x 13.2 cm (11 9/16 x 5 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed verso, bottom center: Kiyoshige; Inscription in later hand, verso, bottom left: [Japanese Characters]

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1074

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

January 18 - May 18, 2008

Dance is an important part of kabuki. Here, Otani Hiroji II is depicted in lively motion. Not only is he named on the print, but he is also identified by the crest (mon) below his extended left hand, two crossed white bars within a white circle.

Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century

September 14 - November 4, 1990

On Stage

May 13 - September 4, 1988

Japanese Prints of the Kabuki

September 5 - November 23, 1986

Kabuki

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji) with the accession number of 20.1074. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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