Kyogen Costumes

Kabuki is a colorful traditional theater that has attracted worldwide attention alongside other forms of classical Japanese culture like the Noh and Kyogen theaters and the tea ceremony, but is also as fun and entertaining as “cool” culture like manga and anime. “Photographic Kabuki Kaleidoscope” is a completely bilingual book in Japanese and English with a wealth of photographs of actors, wigs, costumes, props and other features of kabuki. Each page makes you feel like you are in the ka... [Read More]

A near fine copy or perhaps a little better. Has an original very tiny lightly off-color glaze thin about 1/4 inch long spot and a little edgwear at very edge on the spine. It was in the publisher's shrinkwrap which I took off to examine the edition and coyright, etc. on the book and then discovered that it is not a perfect copy but close to it. A fascinating full color reference of the robes and masks and history . etc.

Dating from the 15th to early 20th century, 160 works from the rich material culture of Japanese no and kyogen theatre (nogaku)―including masks and costumes as well as paintings, musical instruments and libretti―have been selected from the collections of the National Noh Theatre, Tokyo and the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. A program of no theatre generally consists of one or two no plays with a kyogen interlude. Both theatre forms deal with the multitude of human emotions, but while ... [Read More]

High Quality Giclee Art Print direct from the Publisher, Museum Prints. The print is certified and guaranteed to last for more than 100 years. The Museum Quality art piece is printed on archival acid free paper with archival inks. The thick and heavy paper is 18 MIL thickness and 350 GSM weight. This is not a poster... It is a high quality art piece.

High Quality Giclee Art Print direct from the Publisher, Museum Prints. The print is certified and guaranteed to last for more than 100 years. The Museum Quality art piece is printed on archival acid free paper with archival inks. The thick and heavy paper is 18 MIL thickness and 350 GSM weight. This is not a poster... It is a high quality art piece.

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