1748
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1748 ink by Torii Kiyomasu I, a Baroque work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A man in fancy clothes stands outside. He holds a tall fan and a drum. His robe has bright colors and patterns. Behind him, trees and clouds float in the sky. The fan looks like a real one, but it’s painted big. The drum has a handle and stripes. The artist used simple shapes and bold lines. Look up Torii Kiyomasu I to see more prints like this.
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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