Kabuki: A Set of Six Pictures with Stories
- Hardcover
- Kyoto: Hanga In, 1964
The story booklet is (6] pp. in printed wraps with photo illustrations and sewn with white silk braid.
There are also six woodblock prints in full vivid color, each w/ tissue guard. The woodblock prints are after Shinagawa ans printed by Hanga.
First edition of this second installment of beautifully rendered Japanese woodblock prints illustrating actors and scenes from such Kabuki dramas as Ibaraki, about Yoritomo Minamoto's fight against a female demon, Meido no Hikyaku, Honcho Niju Shiko, and more.
The portfolio is rubbed at edges with wear to the spine tips. The interior booklet and woodblock prints are in fine condition.
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Details
Title
Kabuki: A Set of Six Pictures with Stories
Author
Shiraishi, Fumio, ed; Gekko Ohashi
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Hanga In: Kyoto
Date
1964