Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor
Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664–1729)
c. early or mid 1730s
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
29.8 × 15.2 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.1128
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
This rare, hand-colored print incorporates a technique called urushi-e, literally "lacquer picture," in which the artist paints deer glue over areas of black pigment, producing a lustrous effect reminiscent of lacquer. Metal filings were sometimes sprinkled onto the pigment for decorative effect. Kiyonobu’s prints are characteristically hand-colored and outlined in black. Inspired by a family tradition of painters of Kabuki posters, Kiyonobu created prints mainly of actors and scenes from plays.