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Ippitsusai Bunchō

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Woodblock print of two women in kimono walking under a yellow parasol through falling snow, one holding a patterned bundle.

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a man in a black and cream kimono carrying a pole, looking up at a blossoming tree with a rope and tags.

The Actor Yamashita Kyonosuke in the Role of Tamarimaru

ca. 1769

Woodblock print of a man in a yellow robe holding a conical hat and a speckled fish beneath willow branches.

Arashi Otohachi I

ca. 1790

Japanese woodblock print of a figure in a patterned kimono beside a snowy bamboo grove and wooden fence.

Onoe Kikugorō as Tonase, from Kanadehon Chūshingura (Kanadehon Chūshingura, Shosei Onoe Kikugorō no Tonase)

1773

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono beside a paper lantern, bench, and lattice window.

Segawa Kikunojo II

ca. 1772

Woodblock print of an actor in a fox costume beneath a blossoming cherry tree with falling petals and bamboo.

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

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in a white kimono beside a lantern, a potted pine and chrysanthemums, and a latticed window.

Handayu, An Actor in a Female Role

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a woman in striped kimono with a fan, a kneeling attendant, and a river scene with boats.

One of Thirty-Six Flowers

1723-1792

Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a patterned kimono walking before a girl carrying a doll, with a flowering branch.

A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll

1723-1792

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a green robe with a bow, arrows and a hawk overhead, with calligraphy at upper right.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as Yorimasa

1770

Two kabuki actors in patterned kimono share an oil-paper parasol on a grassy mound in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Chunagon Yukihira (right), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Murasame (left), in the Play Kuni…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a striped parasol and sword beside a stone lantern, c. 1770.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kikuchi Hyogo Narikage in the Play Katakiuchi Chuko Kagami (Vendetta: A Model of L…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors, one seated with a sword and one standing with a bird beside a cherry tree and stone wal

The Actors Nakamura Utaemon I as Seigen (right), and Ichikawa Komazo II as Shimizu Tonoinosuke Kiyoharu (left), in th…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes beside a green lantern and plum blossoms, with a sword at his waist.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Yoshimine no Munesada in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji, Performed at the Nakam…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a yellow parasol beside a lidded container on green ground.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Hitachi in Part Two of the Play Wada Sakamori Osame no Mitsugumi (Wada'…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a sword and maple branch beside a spotted deer under a tree.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Goi no Sho Munesada with a Deer, in the Play Kuni no Hana Ono no Itsumoji (Flower of J…

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in green kimono carrying a tray with a potted pine, beside a lattice window.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II in a pre-performance celebration of the play "Soga Monogatari," performed at the Morita T…

1773

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono carrying a lacquered box beside a screen and chrysanthemums.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Oume, Wife of Kisaku, in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed a the Nakam…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a standing young man in a patterned kimono holding a sword, by Ippitsusai Bunchô, about 1769.

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

About 1769

Woodblock print of a kimono-clad figure dancing beside bleaching cloth over water, with flowering branches and straw bundles

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

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono adjusting her hair beside a striped screen and wall paintings.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in an Unidentified Role

c. 1771

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a kimono holding a peony branch and wearing a lion mask beside a rock.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II in Shakkyo Dance in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu, Performed at the Nakamura Thea…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a flowered black parasol beside chrysanthemums and red sheave

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Otatsu-gitsune in the Play Nue no Mori Ichiyo no Mato, Performed at the Nakamura Theate…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in peddler costume with a fan and packet before a latticed shop front.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Kyo no Jiro Disguised as an Uiro (Panacea) Peddler from the Play Kagami-ga-ike Omo…

c. 1770

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, beside a shoji screen and pine tree.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamu…

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono beside a shoji screen, a lacquer chest and hand drum.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in te Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Pe…

c. 1769

Japanese woodblock print of two costumed kabuki figures on a veranda beside a stream with narcissus flowers.

The Actors Nakamura Tomijuro I as Enju Disguised as the Shirbyoshi Gio (right), and Nakamura Noshio I as Goo Disguise…

c. 1770

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono by a fence of chrysanthemums, with a small dog and a screen with orchids.

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Oiso no Tora (?) (right), and Otani Taniji (left)

c. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in a snowy tea house scene with bamboo, a cat, and a tea table.

Nikenjaya no Bosetsu, from the series "Azuma Hakkei"

c. 1769

Woodblock print of a courtesan on a veranda with a fan and pipe, overlooking a river with boats and an arched bridge.

The Courtesan Mitsunoto of the Hishiya House, from the series "Sanjurokkasen (Thirty-six Flowers)"

c. 1772

Woman in white kimono with orange obi stands by a railing, beside a potted pine and flowers, in a Japanese woodblock print.

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

c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of a figure in a floral kimono holding a green blossom-decorated parasol beside a lattice window and plum bra

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

c. 1769