| Description |
144 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Natori Shunsen: artist of Tokyo / Lucie Folan -- Cult of the actor / C Andrew Gerstle -- Modern Tokyo: the 1920s and 30s / Chiaki Ajioka -- In the actor's image: kabuki prints in a time of change / Amy Reigle Newland -- Beyond the stage / Melanie Eastburn -- Kabuki costumes: enduring symbols / Robyn Maxwell -- Natori Shunsen's impressions: plays, prints, actors |
| Summary |
Stars of the Tokyo stage celebrates the glamour of kabuki theatre amid the dynamic atmosphere of Japan in the 1920s and 30s. Drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Natori Shunsens superb woodblock portraits of the superstar actors of the time are exquisitely reproduced and discussed in detail, alongside a selection of spectacular costumes from the kabuki stage. Stars of the Tokyo Stage brings together essays by experts in the fields of kabuki, printmaking and modern Japan. It is an entertaining and valuable resource for anyone with an interest in Japanese art, culture and theatre |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Exhibition schedule: RMIT Gallery, Melbourne Vic. ; Rockhampton Regional Art Gallery, Rockhampton QLD 1 March - 2 June 2013 ; Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth NSW 15 June - 20 July 2013 ; Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra NSW 10 August - 29 September 2013 |
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Published in conjunction with National Gallery of Australia exhibition touring nationally, 2012-2013 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
General |
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Tertiary/Undergraduate |
| Notes |
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2012 |
| Subject |
Natori, Shunsen, 1886-1960 -- Exhibitions.
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Natori, Shunsen, 1886-1960.
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Shunsen, Natori
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National Gallery of Australia -- Exhibitions.
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880-01 Kabuki in art -- Exhibitions.
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880-01 展覧会カタログ -- Exhibitions.
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Actors -- Japan -- Portraits -- Exhibitions.
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Actors -- Portraits.
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Actors -- Japan -- Portraits -- Exhibitions.
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Kabuki in art -- Exhibitions.
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Prints -- Exhibitions.
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Prints, Japanese -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Portraits.
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| Author |
Folan, Lucie.
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National Gallery of Australia, exhibitor
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| ISBN |
0642334277 paperback |
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9780642334275 paperback |
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