The Hundred Poets Compared A Print Series by Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada |
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| Author:
| Herwig, Henk
Mostow, Joshua S. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-74822-82-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $114.00 |
Book Description:
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Each of the one hundred prints in this publication compares one of the poems from the most-beloved collection of Japanese poetry, The One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each(Hyakunin Isshu), with a scene from Japanese history or theatre. The series includes many surreptitious portraits of popular Kabuki actors of the time. This work will be welcome to Ukiyo-e collectors and scholars, as well as those interested in Kabuki and Japanese legends.
Each of the one hundred prints in this publication compares one of the poems from the most-beloved collection of Japanese poetry, The One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each(Hyakunin Isshu), with a scene from Japanese history or theatre. The series includes many surreptitious portraits of popular Kabuki actors of the time. This work will be welcome to Ukiyo-e collectors and scholars, as well as those interested in Kabuki and Japanese legends.