IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO

died 1791 Japanese artist in the ukiyo-e school, which depicted subjects drawn from everyday life. Ippitsusai studied with Ishikawa Yukimoto, a painter of the traditional Kano school. He gained repute as a colourist, particularly in his painting of actors (nigeo-e, portraits). His main works include the E-hon butai ogi (Picture Book of Stage Fans), a work done with Suzuki Harunobu in 1770; the Yamashita Kyonosuke no ushiro men (showing the dances of Yamashita Kyonosuke); and the Nakamura Matsue no shirotabi (White Cloth of Nakamura Matsue).