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Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

Ippitsusai Buncho

b. 1727 — d. 1796

Japanese (culture or style)Asian Art

Attributed to Ippitsusai Buncho Japanese, active c. 1755-90

Timeline

Born 1727 — Died 1796

1610s

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms

1720s

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees"

An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees"

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees

The Actors

The Actors

Actor

Actor

+6

1750s

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I (facsimile?)

The Actor Arashi Otohachi I (facsimile?)

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

The Actor Otani Hiroji III, Armed with a Sword

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro 3rd in an Unidentified Role

+5

1760s

Portrait of an Actor

Portrait of an Actor

A Waitress of the Sakai-ya Teahouse Standing and Looking

A Waitress of the Sakai-ya Teahouse Standing and Looking

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in a Female Role

The Actor Arashi Hinaji in a Female Role

White Chrysanthemums and Pinks in a Black Vase

White Chrysanthemums and Pinks in a Black Vase

+74

1770s

Actor's dressing table, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

Actor's dressing table, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

The Actor Sakata Hangoro II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden in the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1770

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden in the play "Cotton Wadding of Izu Protecting the Matrimonial Chrysanthemums (Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata)," performed at the Ichimura Theater from the first day of the eleventh month, 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo II, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"

+10

1780s

Arashi Otohachi I

Arashi Otohachi I

Works

114 artworks

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

, 1764

Waitress at the Minatoya Teahouse

Waitress at the Minatoya Teahouse

, 1764

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1769

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Shume no Hangan Morihisa (right), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as Chujo (left), in the Play Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Second Month, 1769

, 1764

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Oiso no Tora in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1769

, 1764

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke I in a Female Role

, 1764

Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Yamaoka no Saburō, in “The Ever-Blooming Potted Tree” (Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachino Ki)

Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Yamaoka no Saburō, in “The Ever-Blooming Potted Tree” (Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachino Ki)

, 1764

Ofuji of the Yanagi Shop

Ofuji of the Yanagi Shop

, 1764

Hinaji of the Chojiya, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

Hinaji of the Chojiya, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

, 1764

Nikenjaya no Bosetsu, from the series "Azuma Hakkei"

Nikenjaya no Bosetsu, from the series "Azuma Hakkei"

, 1764

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru in Act Seven of the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), Performed at the Morita Theater from the Third Day of the Fourth Month, 1769

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okaru in Act Seven of the Play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers), Performed at the Morita Theater from the Third Day of the Fourth Month, 1769

, 1764

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769

, 1764

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769

The Actor Onoe Tamizo I as Nishikigi in the Play Mutsu no Hana Ume no Kaomise, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769

, 1764

The Courtesan Handayu of the Nakaomiya House of Pleasure, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

The Courtesan Handayu of the Nakaomiya House of Pleasure, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

, 1764

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1769

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Second Month, 1769

, 1764

Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as a Fashionable Young Man (Wakashu)

Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as a Fashionable Young Man (Wakashu)

, 1764

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

The Courtesan Somenosuke of the Matsubaya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

, 1764

Ayase no Yusho, from the series "Bokusui Hakkei"

Ayase no Yusho, from the series "Bokusui Hakkei"

, 1764

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in a Female Role

, 1764

The Courtesan Chibune of the Ebiya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

The Courtesan Chibune of the Ebiya House, from the series "Fuji-bumi (Folded Love-letters)"

, 1764

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1770

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1770

, 1765

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Otani Hiroji III in an Unidentified Role

, 1765

The Flying Tea Ceremony Kettle (Tonda Chagama)

The Flying Tea Ceremony Kettle (Tonda Chagama)

, 1765

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in cloth-bleaching (Nuno sarashi) dance

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II in cloth-bleaching (Nuno sarashi) dance

, 1765

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as a Fox Trapper in the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1770

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as a Fox Trapper in the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omokage Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1770

, 1765

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