Stars of the Tokyo Stage: Natori Shunsen's Kabuki Actor Prints

Type

Book

Authors

Lucie Folan

ISBN 10

0642334277

ISBN 13

9780642334275

Tags

Japan, Theatre, Textile & Costume, Criticism, Prints

Description

Stars of the Tokyo Stage celebrates the glamor of kabuki theater amid the dynamic atmosphere of Japan in the 1920s and 30s. Natori Shunsen's superb woodblock portraits of the superstar actors of the time are exquisitely reproduced and discussed in detail, alongside a selection of spectacular costumes from the kabuki stage. Stars of the Tokyo Stage brings together essays by experts in the fields of kabuki, printmaking, and modern Japan. It is a lavishly illustrated, entertaining, and valuable resource for anyone with an interest in Japanese art, culture, and theater. - from Amzon

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