Torii Kiyomoto was a [[kabuki]] actor from [[Osaka]] and painter of billboards and other kabuki advertisements; the founder of the [[Torii school]] of artists, he painted in what would come to be known as an early form of the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' style. Onstage, he went by the name Torii Shôshichi. | Torii Kiyomoto was a [[kabuki]] actor from [[Osaka]] and painter of billboards and other kabuki advertisements; the founder of the [[Torii school]] of artists, he painted in what would come to be known as an early form of the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' style. Onstage, he went by the name Torii Shôshichi. |