THE THEATRICAL WORLD OF OSAKA PRINTS: A Collection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Prints in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

- Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped. 334 pages plus colophon. Profuse color and black-and-white illustrations, including a folding color plate. The top edge is slightly soiled. The rear cover is slightly bowed. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition.In nineteenth century Japan, popular actors in Kabuki theatre were depicted in woodcuts by artists who printed their portraits and pictured their exploits for the delight of their fans. A group of artists in Osaka were chiefly responsible for most of the Kabuki prints that exist today. A major exhibition of these prints was shown at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1973.