Torii Kiyonaga (鳥居清長)

Torii Kiyonaga (鳥居清長) was an artist whose active career spanned the early modern period, operating between 1600 and 1742. The artist’s documented output focuses heavily on prints and illustrated books, representing a significant tradition of graphic art from the era.

The credibility of Torii Kiyonaga (鳥居清長)’s work is established by its inclusion in prominent international institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Museum collections currently hold records of 14 individual prints and one illustrated book attributed to the artist.

Notable prints represented in these collections often depict interior scenes and figures, including A Day in Winter; Two Ladies and a Child in a Garden, A Lady Reading a Letter; AnotHer Making Her Toilet Before a Mirror, and the seasonal work A New Year's Scene. Also documented is the print A Young Woman with a Black Hood. The single book entry is the illustrated volume Watchtower Hill (Ehon monomigaoka).

These Torii Kiyonaga (鳥居清長) prints, now digitized, allow researchers and collectors access to high-quality prints and downloadable artwork. As many of these works reside in the public domain, they are widely available for study and appreciation.