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This comprehensive volume explores the bold woodblock prints of the Katsukawa School, featuring striking portraits of kabuki actors rendered with …
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This comprehensive volume explores the bold woodblock prints of the Katsukawa School, featuring striking portraits of kabuki actors rendered with dramatic line work and warm terracotta tones. The cover displays a masterwork from the tradition, showing an actor in layered costume with the characteristic bold outlines and skilled use of color that defined this influential Japanese printmaking movement.
Circa 1994, this collection celebrates the Katsukawa School's pivotal role in developing the yakuoe genre (actor portraiture prints) during the Edo period. The school's artists refined techniques for capturing the distinctive features and costumed personas of kabuki performers, establishing visual conventions that influenced Japanese printmaking for generations. If you'd like to learn more about our products, please visit our university page for more information.
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- Dimensions
- 10ʺW × 2ʺD × 11.25ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1990s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Beige
- Condition Notes
- Good overall condition. Good overall condition. less
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