Torii Kiyomitsu

Lot 55: TORII KIYOMITSU, (1735-85), 1764

Name: TORII KIYOMITSU, (1735-85), 1764
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: r4lv6dxwrj

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 08, 2004

Item Overview

Description

the actor standing with a pair of daisho (swords) slung at his waist, in front of a noren which reads Chitoseya, in the play Hiragana seisuiki performed in the 1st month of Horeki 14 [1764] at the Ichimura-za; publisher's mark of Matsumuraya Yahei, signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga

Condition Note: Fine impression, slightly soiled with top margin stuck onto cardboard, but otherwise in fine condition

Dimensions

hosoban, benizuri-e: 31.4y 14cm., 12 1/4 by 5 1/2 in

Artist or Maker

Torii Kiyomitsu

Provenance

Wakai Kenzaburo (1834-1908)
Hayashi Tadamasa (1854-1906)

Notes

Original handwritten notes on mount, acheté à Yamanaka, Londrés, 4-5-09

Auction Details

Japanese Print Collection

Sotheby's

June 08, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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