Ippitsusai Bunchō

Ichikawa Yaozo II

Maker

Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, fl. ca. 1765-1792)

Title

Ichikawa Yaozo II

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1770

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 29.8 x 14.3 cm (11 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches) Mat size: B

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Square label with red border verso with inscription in ink: MFA/11.2188

Signature: Ippitsusai Buncho ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Mori Uji

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum collection, by exchange

Object Number

47.018

Type

Exhibition History

Edo Theater
The Drama of Kabuki
Jan 18, 2008 – May 18, 2008
Courtesans and Actors
Popular Culture in Edo Period Japan
Sep 20, 1996 – Dec 08, 1996
Kabuki Actor Prints from the Late Eighteenth Century
Sep 14, 1990 – Nov 04, 1990

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, fl. ca. 1765-1792)
Ichikawa Yaozo II, ca. 1770
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 29.8 x 14.3 cm (11 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches) Mat size: B
Museum collection, by exchange 47.018

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