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Kiyonobu II

Act. c. 1725–61

Art surname: Torii.

The Torii family lineage is not clear and does not provide enough information on the early Torii artists. Kiyonobu II is believed to have succeeded Kiyonobu at his retirement in 1725, certainly after his death in 1729. Dateable actor prints until 1760 exist bearing the signature “Kiyonobu”. Kiyonobu II was together with Kiyomasu II the principal Torii artists of their time. Much in the style of Kiyonobu but without his power, Kiyonobu II was immensely prolific for his time and he worked for around twenty different publishers. He designed almost 300 actor prints in the dominant narrow hosoban format and about one dozen in other formats.

1735 The actors Sawamura Sōjūrō I as Fuwa Banzaemon and Anegawa Chiyosa I as Katsuragi in an unidentified play. Hosoban urushi-e. Publisher: Izutsuya Chūzaemon. National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, The Netherlands. Mutō 2005, no. 130.

1742 The actor Nakamura Tomijūrō I in a double role in an unidentified play. Hosoban urushi-e. Publisher: Murataya Jirōbei. Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin. Mutō 2005, no. 188.

1739 The actors Segawa Kikujirō I as Okiku and Sawamura Sōjūrō I as Sano Genzaemon in the play Miyakozome kaoru hachinoki, Nakamura Theater, XI/1739. Hosoban urushi-e. Publisher: Nakajimaya Izaemon. Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin. Mutō 2005, no. 167.

1746 The actors Ichimura Kamezō I as Raigō Ajiyari and Arashi Tominosuke I as Kumoi-nomae in the play Chigo zakura futaba jikki, Ichimura Theater, VII/1746. Hosoban benizuri-e. Publisher: Nakajimaya Izaemon. Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin. Mutō 2005, no. 247.