Torii Kiyotada IV (四代目鳥居清忠) (artist 1875 – 1941)

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Biography:

Born in Tokyo, his original name was Saitō Chōkichi. "Son of Torii Kiyosada; also known as Nanryō, father of Torii Kotondo. Studied Tosa painting with Kawabe Mitate. Produced Russo-Japanese War prints, actor pictures, and advertisements for Kabuki-za, Shintomi-za, and Meiji-za. Kabuki prints publsihed by Oana Shūjirō at Shūbisha."

Quoted from: Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints by Helen Merritt and Nanako Yamada, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1992, p. 155.