Kiyomasu - Kiyomasu

...From the end of the Genroku era (1688-1704) to the beginning of the Kyoho era (1716-36) in the early 18th century, he produced many masterpieces in prints (sumizuri-e and tan-e) of actor pictures, beautiful women pictures, and bird and flower pictures. It is believed that Kiyomasa invented the painting technique known as "Hyotanashi" and "Mimizu-gaki," which is suitable for depicting the bold performances of aragoto kabuki, and he contributed greatly to the formation of the style of the Torii school, which specialized in actor pictures. It is unclear what his relationship was with Kiyonobu, the first head of the Torii family, and there are theories that they were brothers, sons, or even the same person. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…元禄(1688‐1704)末年から享保(1716‐36)初年にかけての18世紀初頭，役者絵や美人画，花鳥画の版画(墨摺絵，丹絵)に，多くの傑作を生んだ。荒事（あらごと）歌舞伎の豪放な演技を写すにふさわしい〈瓢簞足（ひようたんあし），蚯蚓描（みみずがき）〉と呼ばれる描法は，清倍の創案にかかるかと推定され，役者絵を専門とする鳥居派の様式形成に大きく貢献した。鳥居家初代の清信との関係は明らかでなく，兄弟あるいは息子，さらに同一人とみる説もある。…

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