Image

Torii Kiyoshige

Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji)
Collected nicknames of the floating world
Ukiyoe atana zukushi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1750s-1760s

Medium

polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

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]

Signature: Torii Kiyoshige hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Nishinomi han

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1074

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Edo Theater

The Drama of Kabuki

Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008

Label copy

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

Sep 14, 1990 – Nov 04, 1990

On Stage

Japanese Theater Prints

May 13, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988

Japanese Prints of the Kabuki

Sep 05, 1986 – Nov 23, 1986

Kabuki

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

Tombstone

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

Otani Hiroji II (Nidai Otani Hiroji); Collected nicknames of the floating world; Ukiyoe atana zukushi, 1750s-1760s

Polychrome woodblock print

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

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1074

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