Item #1947 The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints A Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Japanese Woodblock Prints in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Roger S. KEYES, Keiko Mizushima.
The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints A Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Japanese Woodblock Prints in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints A Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Japanese Woodblock Prints in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

(Philadelphia): David R. Godine and the Philadelphia Museum Of Art, 1973. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 334. Frontis. reprints a Shibakuni print. Illustrated throughout with six color plates, some folding, and 178 in black and white. Appendices. Bibliography. With a list of artists and their signatures. Bound in full tan cloth with red lettering stamped on front cover and spine. Book is Fine. With rubbing to price-clipped dust jacket, along with a three inch closed tear on front panel (please see photo). Fine / Very Good. Item #1947

A superb reference for the genre with identification of each print, and descriptions, including some 900 separate works. Includes a history of the Osaka style and its connection to Kabuki theater. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable clear, archival sleeve.

Price: $30.00

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