Antique Torii Kiyonaga Woodblock Print MAN UNDER A MOSQUITO NET WITH TWO WOMEN
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Antique Japanese Woodblock Print by Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) Entitled MAN UNDER A MOSQUITO NET WITH TWO WOMEN, from the series 'Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters', c. 1784 | Unframed | Pencil notation on verso lower corner, French, difficult to read, possibly "Vente Stock Munich 1915 Serie des beaut? contemporaine des quariugalante Tosei-yure Byin aware" [Sale Stock Munich (Germany) 1915, Series Contest of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters, Torii Kiyonaga] | Approx. Size: Artist: Torii Kiyonaga (Japan, 1752 - June 28, 1815) was a Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker and painter of the Torii school. Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an Edo bookseller, he took on Torii Kiyonaga as an art name. Although not biologically related to the Torii family, he became head of the group after the death of his adoptive father and teacher Torii Kiyomitsu.
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Antique Torii Kiyonaga Woodblock Print MAN UNDER A MOSQUITO NET WITH TWO WOMEN
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