Torii Kiyohiro 鳥居清広 (fl. c. 1751-1764)
Publisher:
Takamizawa Mokuhansha 高見沢木版社
Original Publisher:
Maruya Kohei
丸屋小兵衛
Early 20th century
(original design c. 1750-1754)
Signature
鳥居清廣筆
Torii Kiyohiro hitsu
Other Text
子を持タぬ・内が女房の・初櫻
ko o motanu / uchi ga nyōbō no / hatsu zakura
Commentary
An original impression of this design was apparently in the Vever Collection, and auctioned by Sotheby's; see this spreadsheet of Kiyohiro prints, from whence the above poem transcription.
Hatsuzakura refers to the first cherry blossoms of the new year, or, metaphorically, to a young woman of age 18 or 19.
Dimensions
Vertical ōban;
25.5 × 37.4 cm
(10 × 14.7 in)
Other Impressions
AW 030 [a different (reprint) edition]
RUARC arcUF0012 [yet another distinct (reprint) edition]
RUARC shiBK01-0003_126 [image of an original (?) impression]