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The Love Letter by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1767–1799

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 26 5/16 in. (66.8 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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A Fan Peddler Passing Beneath a Balcony

A Fan Peddler Passing Beneath a Balcony

Torii Kiyonaga, 1781

The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

The Seventh Month (Shichigatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

A Girl and Four Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"

A Girl and Four Servants, from the series "A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fuzoku Azuma no nishiki)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill

Torii Kiyonaga, 1782

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III with a geisha, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

Out for a Walk, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Out for a Walk, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1778

The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Azuma Tozo III and Otani Tokuji, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788

Two Women in Summer Costume Taking a Young Girl to a Shinto Temple for the Miya Mairi Ceremony

Two Women in Summer Costume Taking a Young Girl to a Shinto Temple for the Miya Mairi Ceremony

Torii Kiyonaga, 1773

Two Geisha Struggling for a Letter (Fumi no arasoi), from the series "Flowers of Nakasu (Nakasu no hana)"

Two Geisha Struggling for a Letter (Fumi no arasoi), from the series "Flowers of Nakasu (Nakasu no hana)"

Torii Kiyonaga, 1776

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

The Actors Arashi Ryuzo II and Ichikawa Komazo III, from a pentaptych of eleven actors celebrating the festival of the shrine of the Soga brothers

Torii Kiyonaga, 1788

Geisha Carrying a Parasol under a Willow Tree

Geisha Carrying a Parasol under a Willow Tree

Torii Kiyonaga, 1779

Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine

Admiring the wisteria at Kameido Shrine

Torii Kiyonaga, 1781