1748
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Untitled is a 1748 ink by Torii Kiyonobu, a Baroque work, depicting Actor, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a man in a bright yellow robe playing a stringed instrument. Behind him, a woman kneels, holding a fan. Both wear stylized makeup and elaborate costumes. A branch with flowers leans against the wall, and Japanese writing appears in the corners. The man’s robe has bold black patterns, and his face is painted with sharp lines. The scene looks like a performance, maybe from a play. Look up actor to see how theater shaped this kind of art.
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese: 鳥居 清信; c. 1664 – 22 August 1729) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, who is renowned for his work on kabuki signboards and related materials. Along with his father…
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