Ichikawa Danjuro II in the Role of Soga Goro from the Play "Yanone"

Torii Kiyomine

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Torii Kiyomitsu II, a grandson of Kiyomitsu I, became the fifth grandmaster of the Torii school after Kiyonaga, the fourth grandmaster, who died in 1815. This image of Danjuro II, almost identical with Kiyonaga's print at the right, testifies to the continuity in portraying the role of Soga Goro through several generations of Torii-school masters. Two poems are inscribed at the top. The surimono bears the signature "Godaime Kiyomitsu hitsu" (painted by the fifth grandmaster, Kiyomitsu).

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art