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Kiyomasu II TORII - 1706-63
The biography of Kiyomasu II is like for so many ukiyo-e artsts pretty much in the dark and still subject to research and different theories. His print output is mostly about actors and kabuki scenes.
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:
- Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
- Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
- Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
- Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
- Annual CWAJ catalogs