Ippitsusai Bunchō (一筆齊文調)
Ippitsusai Bunchō (一筆齊文調) was an artist whose active documented period spanned the years 1615 to 1759. The surviving body of their work consists primarily of prints, reflecting a focus on dramatic subjects and portraiture.
The artist’s legacy is established by representation in prominent institutional collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fifteen of Ippitsusai Bunchō (一筆齊文調) prints are held in museum collections. These works frequently depict figures from the world of drama, notably evidenced by the closely related compositions A Fox Dance from the Drama The Thousand Cherry Trees and An Actor in the Fox Dance from the Drama, "The Thousand Cherry Trees".
Other documented works include the portrait study A Courtesan Followed by a Girl Attendant Carrying a Doll and the specialized figure study, Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms. The lasting appeal of these documents ensures that museum-quality reproductions are often sought. Because of their institutional preservation, many of these historical Ippitsusai Bunchō (一筆齊文調) prints are now widely accessible through public domain archives.
