Kabuki Actor, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1708, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 21 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (55.2 x 29.2 cm), Prints, Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu (Japanese, 1664–1729), Kiyonobu, founder of the Torii line of artists, specialized in the painting of posters and signboards for the popular Kabuki theater. As required by the poster format, the bold, fluid lines, full, rounded forms, and flattened patterning were to be read at a distance
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Kabuki Actor, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1708, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 21 3/4 x 11 1/2, 55.2 29.2 cm, Prints, Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu, Japanese, 1664–1729, Kiyonobu, founder, Torii line, artists, specialized, painting, posters, signboards, popular Kabuki theater, required, poster format, bold, fluid lines, full, rounded forms, flattened patterning, read, distance
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