Biography

Ukiyo-e artist. Succeeded the Torii school as the third generation. He followed the Torii-school style, while also creating prints on Edo-kabuki and signboard paintings. He also created prints of actors and beautiful women in a primitive ukiyo-e style, known as “benizuri-e.” Aside from these, he also produced illustrations for three types of popular literature: kurohon, aohon and kibyoshi. Upon entering the Meiwa era (1764–72), he retired from the forefront, at the time when Harunobu Suzuki created nishiki-e (multicolored prints), and when actor portraits produced by Buncho Ippitsusai and Shunso Katsukawa made their appearances. He cultivated many disciples, including Kiyonaga Torii.