Torii Kiyonaga
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Selected Works307

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Women Viewing Peonies
Women Viewing Peonies, 1781
Acquired 2015
Color woodblock print
LACMA
The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the role of Soga no Gorō
The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the role of Soga no Gorō, 1775
Acquired 2006
Black and white woodblock print
LACMA
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke in the Role of Soga no Gorō
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke in the Role of Soga no Gorō, 1778
Acquired 2006
Black and white woodblock print
LACMA
Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Nuregami Chōgorō, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chōkichi, Segawa Kikunojō III as Azuma, Ichikawa Yaozō III as Yamazaki Yogorō; with chanters Tokiwazu Kanedayū and Tokiwazu Namidayū, and accompanist Kishizawa Koshikibu
Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Nuregami Chōgorō, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chōkichi, Segawa Kikunojō III as Azuma, Ichikawa Yaozō III as Yamazaki Yogorō; with chanters Tokiwazu Kanedayū and Tokiwazu Namidayū, and accompanist Kishizawa Koshikibu, 1783
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara
Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara, 1794
Acquired 1998
Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban triptych
Cleveland Museum of Art
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses), 1784
Acquired 1985
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi
Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi, 1786
Acquired 1974
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
Two Women Viewing Plum Blossoms
Two Women Viewing Plum Blossoms, 1784
Acquired 1963
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Cleveland Museum of Art
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Boating Party on the Sumida River, 1789
Acquired 1956
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Boating Party on the Sumida River, 1789
Acquired 1956
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Boating Party on the Sumida River, 1789
Acquired 1956
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Boating Party on the Sumida River, 1789
Acquired 1956
Triptych of color woodblock prints
Cleveland Museum of Art
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River, 1784
Acquired 1956
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River, 1784
Acquired 1956
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River
Passengers in a Ferry Boat on the Sumida River, 1784
Acquired 1956
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties)
Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties), 1781
Acquired 1956
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Courtesan Senzan of Chojiya Strolling with her Kamuro Yasono and Yasoji and Two Shinzo
The Courtesan Senzan of Chojiya Strolling with her Kamuro Yasono and Yasoji and Two Shinzo, 1786
Acquired 1955
color woodblock print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman Dropping a Lantern by a Porch
Woman Dropping a Lantern by a Porch, 1788
Acquired 1955
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
The Eleventh Month (Juichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)", 1783
Acquired 1945
Color woodblock print; chuban
Art Institute of Chicago
Courtesan Descending Stairs
Courtesan Descending Stairs, 1783
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)"
Woman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui)", 1783
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Art Institute of Chicago
Tomigaoka, from the series "Ten Scenes of Teahouses (Chamise jikkei)"
Tomigaoka, from the series "Ten Scenes of Teahouses (Chamise jikkei)", 1783
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; chuban
Art Institute of Chicago
Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine
Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine, 1786
Acquired 1942
Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban diptych (left sheet: 1939.2197)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations)
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations), 1783
Acquired 1942
color woodblock print
Art Institute of Chicago
The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)"
The Tanabata Festival, from the from the series "Precious Children's Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi)", 1801
Acquired 1940
Color woodblock print; oban

Previous Sales

Stockholms Auktionsverk Köln
'Kinderspiele', Grafik.
'Kinderspiele', Grafik.
€120 ($132 USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815) AND CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815) AND CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
$1,271
May 2023
Bonhams
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815)
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815), 1784
Sold
Mar 2023
Bonhams
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815) AND CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
TORII KIYONAGA (1752-1815) AND CHOBUNSAI EISHI (1756-1829)
$2,139
Nov 2022
Sotheby's
A party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters
A party in the Shinagawa Pleasure Quarters, 1790
$16,444
Jul 2022
Bonhams
Yoshiwara; Yado sagari (Lodging); Shikido juniban (12 Scenes of Lovemaking)
Yoshiwara; Yado sagari (Lodging); Shikido juniban (12 Scenes of Lovemaking), 1784
$612
Mar 2022
Christie's
The actor Sawamura Sojuro III and courtesans
The actor Sawamura Sojuro III and courtesans, 1783
$3,250
Sep 2021
Christie's
The actor Nakamura Tomijuro
The actor Nakamura Tomijuro
Sold
Sep 2021
Bonhams
Yoshiwara; Yado sagari (Lodging); Shikido juniban (Twelve Scenes of Lovemaking)
Yoshiwara; Yado sagari (Lodging); Shikido juniban (Twelve Scenes of Lovemaking), 1780
Sold
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika), Edo period, late 18th century
Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815) Intoxicating Flowers of Asukayama (Asuka no suika), Edo period, late 18th century
Sold
May 2021
Christie's
Pleasure boat
Pleasure boat
$5,250
Sep 2013

For Sale

Bamboo Space (竹空間) · Artsy
Beauty on the Coast
Beauty on the Coast, 1960
US$280
Original Woodcut print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Summer Evening Cooling by the Kamo River at Shijo
Summer Evening Cooling by the Kamo River at Shijo, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Washday (in vertical oban triptych)
Washday (in vertical oban triptych), 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
HWAS GALLERY · Artsy
The Fourth Month
The Fourth Month, 1947
Price on request
Woodblock print
Bamboo Space (竹空間) · Artsy
Three Beautys
Three Beautys, 1960
US$280
Original Woodcut print
RAD Houston · Artsy
Beauties under a Maple Tree Japanese Woodblock Print
Beauties under a Maple Tree Japanese Woodblock Print, 1784
US$900
Woodcut print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Beauty under Wisteria
Beauty under Wisteria, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Enjoying the Cool Air at Nakasu
Enjoying the Cool Air at Nakasu, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Shiokumi Dance
Shiokumi Dance, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Beauties in September
Beauties in September, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Bonsai Vendor
Bonsai Vendor, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
Pinto Gallery · Artsy
Beauties Returning from Bath
Beauties Returning from Bath, 1782
US$850
Ukiyo-e/Woodblock print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Women Viewing Peonies
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.92 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō in the role of Soga no Gorō
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.57 · Black and white woodblock print
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Two Women and a Young Man on an Outing
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.182.2 · Color woodblock print
Gift of Gwendolyn and Henry Baker
The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke in the Role of Soga no Gorō
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.56 · Black and white woodblock print
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Actors Sawamura Sōjūrō III as Nuregami Chōgorō, Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Hanaregoma Chōkichi, Segawa Kikunojō III as Azuma, Ichikawa Yaozō III as Yamazaki Yogorō; with chanters Tokiwazu Kanedayū and Tokiwazu Namidayū, and accompanist Kishizawa Koshikibu
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.305 · Color woodblock print
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 1997.751 · Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban triptych
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Weissman
Women Watching a Girl Dance on Shells (From the series Fashionable Presentations of Three Horses)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.330 · color woodblock print
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1974 · Accession 1974.79 · color woodblock print
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
Two Women Viewing Plum Blossoms
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1963 · Accession 1963.716 · Color woodblock print; hashira-e
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
三俳優隅田川船遊び|Sumida River Holiday
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1960 · Accession JP3393a–c · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Steel, 1960
Untitled
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1960 · Accession JP3404 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960
Boating Party on the Sumida River
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1956 · Accession 1956.751.c · One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
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Market1 auction results

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$612 – $2.1K
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$1.3K
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$1.3K
3 priced unclassified lots lots
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May 2023 · $1.3K
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Unclassified lots: $1.3K medianEditioned prints: $9.8K median
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Torii Kiyonaga dies
Jan 1, 1815
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Torii Kiyonaga born
Jan 1, 1752