Toneel en Dans in de Japanse Kunst

Various

Published by Gemeentemuseum, 's-Gravenhage, 1950

About this Item

A fantastic Dutch exhibition catalogue issued in a portfolio exploring theatre and dance in Japanese art, complete with twenty Japanese prints. The first edition, a very scarce pamphlet. A very charming pamphlet containing a catalogue of the exhibition held at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. The first Dutch edition, a very scarce copy held institutionally by three libraries only.A fantastic exploration of dance and theatre in Japanese art, with details for one hundred and thirty original Japanese prints, artists, and technical names.Illustrated with a charming series of actors' prints from the Torii and Shunsho schools, Sharaku, Kunimasa, and others. Complete with twenty prints illustrating Japanese actors, masks, stage sceneries, and more.In the original publisher's wrappers, issued and complete with its paper portfolio. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The portfolio is excellent with minor shelf wear only and a slight age toning and offsetting, with a minor faint spotting to the wraps, as usual. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Complete with twenty loose prints. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 775A62

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toneel en Dans in de Japanse Kunst
• Publisher: Gemeentemuseum, 's-Gravenhage
• Publication Date: 1950
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Various
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Architecture