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Japanese ukiyo-e artist (–)

"Kiyonaga" redirects here.

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For other people with the name, see Kiyonaga (disambiguation).

In this Japanese name, the surname is Torii.

Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese: 鳥居 清長; &#;– June 28, ) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Torii school.

Originally Sekiguchi Shinsuke, the son of an Edo bookseller,^[1] from Motozaimokuchō Itchōme in Edo, he took on Torii Kiyonaga as an art name. Although not biologically related to the Torii family, he became head of the group after the death of his adoptive father and teacher Torii Kiyomitsu.

The master Kiyomitsu died in ; since his son died young, and Kiyotsune, Kiyonaga's senior, was a less promising artist, Kiyonaga was the obvious choice to succeed Kiyomitsu to leadership of the Torii school. However, he delayed this for two years, likely devoting time to his bijin-ga and realizing the immense responsibility that would fall on his shoulders once he took over the school.

Thus, in