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(5) Torii Kiyoshige I [?Seichoken]
( fl Edo [now Tokyo], c. 1724–64). Woodblock print designer and book illustrator, pupil of (1) Kiyonobu I. He was listed as member of the Torii studio from 1724 to 1763. His extant works consist of urushie (‘lacquer pictures’) and benizurie (‘pink-printed pictures’; two-colour prints) of actors ( yakusha) and beautiful women (bijin). He worked in the Torii style, but unlike his master’s strong fluid line, Kiyoshige’s linework is rather weak in its stiffness and hesitant angularity. His compositions often consist of a single figure filling three-quarters of the picture plane, while the upper portion is occupied by a poetic inscription. Kiyoshige also illustrated children’s books and kokkeibon (comic novels). His best works are said to be hashirae (‘pillar pictures’; 680/730*130/160 mm) in the style of his contemporary OKUMURA MASANOBU, and in which he skilfully arranged the compositional elements to utilize the tall, narrow format.
Part of the Torii family
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