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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 5 ink by Torii Kiyomasu I, a Baroque work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a fierce, mask-like face with wild hair and a scowling mouth. The figure wears a dramatic robe with bold patterns—swirling clouds, sharp lines, and strange symbols. Behind it, a smaller figure holds a fan, and the scene feels chaotic, like a storm or battle. The mask’s exaggerated features and swirling energy suggest it’s meant to look powerful and scary. The style mixes sharp details with loose, flowing lines, almost like a mix of different emotions in one image. Next, look up actor to see how masks like this were used in traditional Japanese theater.
Torii Kiyomasu was the shop name of a printmaker in Edo—modern Tokyo—who spent his short career plastering the city with bold, eye-catching posters.
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