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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Dream Spectres 2: Kabuki Nightmares: Ukiyo-E Ghosts, Magic & Mayhem

Dream Spectres 2: Kabuki Nightmares: Ukiyo-E Ghosts, Magic & Mayhem

Hunter, Jack

Paperback

Series: Ukiyo-E Master, Book 15

Asian ArtGeneral Drama

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ISBN10: 1840683198
ISBN13: 9781840683196
Publisher: Creation Books
Published: Nov 30 2015
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.98
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.40 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
UKIYO-E, the art of woodblock design and printing, enjoyed a symbiosis with the kabuki theatre almost from its inception in the late 17th century, with a significant number of images devoted to the popular theatre. These comprise kabuki-e -- dynamic frames, diptychs and triptychs recreating specific scenes from plays -- and yakusha-e -- portraits of famous actors in various roles both real and imaginary. Amongst those producing theatrical prints were some of the greatest ukiyo-e artists of the century, including Kunisada, Kuniyoshi, and finally Kunichika, who introduced dramatic new framing to the format and persisted until the very last days of the century, when prints were finally usurped by the new medium of photography. DREAM SPECTRES 2 is devoted to the art of kabuki-e and yakusha-e, and collects some of the most striking and innovative prints by these and many other artists, focusing principally on three of the Japanese theatre's most spectacular and sensational themes -- ghosts, magic, and mayhem.

DREAM SPECTRES 2 is presented in large-format and full-colour throughout, and contains over 200 stunning images which vividly bring back to life the violent clashes, murders, monsters and nightmares of Japan's classical kabuki theatre at its most bizarre and exhilarating extremes. Number 15 in the best-selling Ukiyo-e Master Series.

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