Image

Torii Kiyoshige

Ichikawa Danjurō IV

Description

Maker

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

Title

Ichikawa Danjurō IV

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1754-60

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

78.7 x 29.8 cm (31 x 11 3/4 inches) painting

Signature / Inscription / Marks

poem above identifies the subject as Danjuro

Signature: Signed. Torii Kiyoshige ga (Kiyoshige)

Label: Circular label adhered to verso, top right, near top edge of mount with an inscription in ink: Mathias Komor/Works of Art/L527/ New York; Labels on wooden container as follows: Rectangular label on one end with and inscription in ink: Torii Kiyoshige/#1720-60/Portrait of/Danjuro II; circular label adhered to the left of the rectangular label, with an inscription in ink: Mathias Komor/Works of Art/L527/ New Yorkon opposite end large label with inscription in ink:[Japanese characters]; small circular label adhered to one side near the top corner with and inscribed number in ink: 527

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

61.079

Type

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Tombstone

Torii Kiyoshige (Japanese, fl. 1720s-1760s)
Ichikawa Danjurō IV, 1754-60
ink, color and gold on silk
78.7 x 29.8 cm (31 x 11 3/4 inches) painting
Anonymous gift 61.079

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