Artworks · Torii Kiyonaga

Two Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms

1775 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

68 × 11.5 cm (26 13/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman under Windblown Wisteria

1775 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

70.4 × 11.9 cm (27 3/4 × 4 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook (Soshiarai Komachi), from the series The Seven Ukiyo-e Aspects of Komachi (Ukiyo-e nana Komachi)

1775 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.6 × 18.9 cm (10 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Parrot (Omu), from the series "Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)"

1775 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26 × 19.4 cm (10 1/4 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yumoto, from the series "Seven Famous Hot Springs of Hakone (Hakone shichito meisho)"

1775 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26.9 × 18.8 cm (10 5/8 × 7 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Sansho Dayu (?)

1775 · Color woodblock print; hosoban

30.3 × 13.3 cm (11 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother Watching her Son Sleeping under a Mosquito Net

1775 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

69.2 × 11.8 cm (27 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Visiting (Kayoi), from the series "Floating World Versions of the Seven Komachi (Ukiyo Nana Komachi)"

1775 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.6 × 18.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Carrying a Lantern Decorated with a Pavilion, Gohei, Flowers, and Fan (Sekiguchi-cho Rosoku-cho no banto), from the series "The Festival of the Kanda Shrine (Kanda go-sairei)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban, nishiki-e

26.1 × 19.8 cm (10 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Mat: 63.5 × 40.7 cm (25 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku

1774 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

69.4 × 12.3 cm (27 3/8 × 4 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Pekingese

1774 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

68.6 × 12.6 cm (27 1/16 × 5 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Admiring Morning Glories while Brushing Her Teeth

1774 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

70.1 × 12.5 cm (27 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Geese Descending in Mid Autumn (Seishu no rakugan), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26.1 × 19.3 cm (10 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Fifth Month (Satsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Seasons (Furyu juni kiko)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26.1 × 19.1 cm (10 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Morning of Iris, from the series "Five Festivals in the Pleasure Quarters (Hanakuruwa gosechi no asobi)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; aiban

32.3 × 22.9 cm (12 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Artisan (Ko) from the series "Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; koban

20.8 × 14.9 cm (8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Merchant (Sho) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)

1774 · Color woodblock print; koban

20.4 × 15.5 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Farmer (No) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)

1774 · Color woodblock print; koban

20.7 × 15.1 cm (8 3/16 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The First Month (Mutsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Seasons (Furyu juni kiko)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26.1 × 19.2 cm (10 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Samurai (Shi) from the series Beauties Illustrating the Four Social Classes (Adesugata shi no ko sho)

1774 · Color woodblock print; koban

20.8 × 15.3 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunset Glow of Late Summer (Choka no sekisho), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Four Seasons (Shiki hakkei)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.6 × 18.6 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

「風俗東之錦」 姫君と侍女四人|High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

1774 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥居清長画　大川端の夕涼み|Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River

1774 · Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

A: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cherry Blosson Viewing at Gotenyama

1774 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

14 11/16 x 10 1/8 in. (37.3 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sixth Month (Minatsuki), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu juniko)"

1774 · Color woodblock print; koban

22.6 × 15.6 cm (8 15/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bando Mitsugoro II as Tennen no Mansaku-kitsune and Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Nikaido Shinanonosuke and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okura no Kojoro-kitsune in the scene from the drama Moto Mishi Yuki Sakae Hachi-no-ki (Nidaime Bando Mitsugoro no Tennen no mansaku-kitsune, nidaime Ichikawa Monnosuke no Nikaido Shinanonosuke, yondaime Iwai Hanshiro no Okura no kojyoro-kitsune)

1773 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e, triptych

38.4 × 25.4 cm (15 1/8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Evening Snow at Kinryuzan Temple (Kinryuzan no bosetsu), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

1773 · Color woodblock print; half hosoban (right side)

31 × 7.3 cm (12 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Descending Geese at Mimeguri (Mimeguri no rakugan), from the series "Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)"

1773 · Color woodblock print; half hosoban (left side)

30.9 × 7.2 cm (12 3/16 × 2 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

四代目松本幸四郎とその家庭|The Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV

1773 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (38.7 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

鳥居清長画　「雛形若菜の初模様　丁子屋の若草・ あさの・みどり」|The Courtesan Wakakusa of the Chōjiya Brothel, and Attendants Asano and Midori, from the series “A Pattern Book of the Year’s First Designs, Fresh as Spring Herbs” (Hinagata wakana no hatsumoyō)

1773 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 x 10 1/8 in. (38.1 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shiba: Atago|Atago Hill at Shiba

1773 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (26.5 x 19.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Women in Summer Costume Taking a Young Girl to a Shinto Temple for the Miya Mairi Ceremony

1773 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 3/8 x 10 7/32 in. (39.1 x 26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

1772 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.8 × 19.4 cm (10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Night Rain of the Tea Stand, from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

1772 · Color woodblock print; chuban

26.1 × 19.7 cm (10 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox in the Scene from the Play, Chigo Torii Tobiiri Gitsune (Nakamura Tomijuro no Hyuga no kuni Ubagatake no megitsune)

1772 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.2 × 13.6 cm (11 15/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series "Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

1772 · Color woodblock print; chuban

25.8 × 19.4 cm (10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Fan Suggesting a Dispersed Storm (Sensu no seiran) from the series "Eight Fashionable Scenes of the Parlor (Furyu zashiki hakkei)"

1772 · Color woodblock print; koban

22.1 × 15 cm (8 3/4 × 5 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

玉花子栄茂図|Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

1772 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 1/8 × 10 1/4 in. (38.4 × 26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cooling off at Sashiye

1772 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 x 9 1/16 in. (38.1 x 23.0 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kodomo Mando, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome, Sanno Go-sairei|Childrens' Lantern Float, Kojimachi 1,2, 3-chome Block Association, Sanno Festival

1771 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First Meeting (Miai), from the series "Twelve Stages of Matrimony (Konrei juni shiki)"

1770 · Color woodblock print; koban

21.7 × 15.7 cm (8 9/16 × 6 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shiokumi|Dance of the Beach Maidens

1767 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 25 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (65.4 x 11.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Shizuka Gozen (?)

1762 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

31.1 × 13.6 cm (12 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kusunoki Bokon and Sawamura Kijuro as Omori Hikoshichi in the Scene from a Drama (Sandaime Matsumoto Koshiro no Kusunoki Bokon to Sawamura Kijuro no Omori Hikoshichi)

1762 · Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

30.9 × 13.8 cm (12 3/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shiokumi|The Dance of the Beach Maidens from the series Brocade of the East

1760 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Image: 15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (38.6 x 24.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Courtesan Walking Under a Willow Tree on a Breezy Day

1752 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

67.1 × 11.2 cm (26 7/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Geisha Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock

1752 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e

66.9 × 12.2 cm (26 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kitchugi|Dancers of Tachibana Street

1742 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

15 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (38.4 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art