Woodblock print illustrated books (Taisho reprints) - Published by Yoshikawa Kōbunkan 吉川弘文館 (3) - Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Ippitsusai Bunchō (act 1765-1792) - "Ehon butai ōgi" 絵本舞台扇 (A Picture Book of Stage Fans) - Japan - 1917 (Taisho 6)
3 illustrated woodblock print books complete.
Artists: Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792), Ippitsusai Bunchō (act 1765-1792)
Title: "Ehon butai ōgi" 絵本舞台扇 (A Picture Book of Stage Fans)
Publisher: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan 吉川弘文館
Date: 1917 (Taisho 6)
Editor: Kubota Beisai 久保田米齋
About 156 pages in total, almost off of which are coloured woodblock illustrations.
2 of the greatest artists in actor portraiture were Ippitsusai Buncho (fl.1765-1792) and Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792) and together they designed the most dynamic series of kabuki portraits of the mid-18th century, Ehon Butai Ogi or Picture Book of Stage Fans.
This internationally celebrated colour-illustrated book was originally designed and printed in 1770.
Each page features a half-length portrait of an actor framed by a fan shape.
In good condition. Interior is in very good condition, exterior has some signs of wear.
See Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/486185
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- Nombre total d’articles
- 3
- Article
- Livres illustrés imprimés sur bois (réimpressions Taisho) - Publié par Yoshikawa Kōbunkan 吉川弘 文 館
- Technique
- Impression sur bois polychrome
- Matériau
- Papier
- Période
- 1917 (Taisho 6)
- Région/Pays d’origine
- Japon
- Artiste/Fabricant
- Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-1792)
- Titre de l’œuvre d’art
- "Ehon butai ōgi" 絵本舞台扇 (A Picture Book of Stage Fans)
- État
- Bon état, voir la description
- Dimensions
- 30×21×1 cm