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The Actors by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

The Actors

The Actors

Ippitsusai Buncho

1723–1792

Medium: Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Portrait of an Actor

Portrait of an Actor

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1760

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)"

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1770

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1759

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

Ippitsusai Buncho, 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)"

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1764

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

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1765

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

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

Ippitsusai Buncho, 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)"

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1764

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Uiro-uri (Peddler of Sweet Cakes Called Uiro)

Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Uiro-uri (Peddler of Sweet Cakes Called Uiro)

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1760

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

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1765

Ichikawa Yaozō II

Ichikawa Yaozō II

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1762

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Umeo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1768

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Umeo-maru in the Play Ayatsuri Kabuki Ogi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1768

Ippitsusai Buncho, 1763