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Kabuki Dreams: 100 Actor Triptychs From The Floating World
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Yakasha-e
: "Actor pictures from the floating world."
Ukiyo
, the floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams - was brought to life most vividly on the
kabuki
stage of 19th century Japan, and recorded in
yakasha-e
, paintings and woodblock prints depicting and most famous actors and most sensational scenes of the day. Perhaps the most famous of all purveyors of
was Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), renowned as one of the greatest
ukiyo-e
artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of
theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of
in bold and provocative new directions.
The selection of Kunichika's works in KABUKI DREAMS is limited to his designs in the triptych format, which gave him and other
artists the freedom to express their visions as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. 100 of Kunichika's most innovative, vivid and dynamic
yakasha
triptychs produced between 1863 and 1896 are reproduced in full-color and full page-width throughout.
: "Actor pictures from the floating world."
Ukiyo
, the floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams - was brought to life most vividly on the
kabuki
stage of 19th century Japan, and recorded in
yakasha-e
, paintings and woodblock prints depicting and most famous actors and most sensational scenes of the day. Perhaps the most famous of all purveyors of
was Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), renowned as one of the greatest
ukiyo-e
artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of
theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of
in bold and provocative new directions.
The selection of Kunichika's works in KABUKI DREAMS is limited to his designs in the triptych format, which gave him and other
artists the freedom to express their visions as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. 100 of Kunichika's most innovative, vivid and dynamic
yakasha
triptychs produced between 1863 and 1896 are reproduced in full-color and full page-width throughout.
Yakasha-e
: "Actor pictures from the floating world."
Ukiyo
, the floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams - was brought to life most vividly on the
kabuki
stage of 19th century Japan, and recorded in
yakasha-e
, paintings and woodblock prints depicting and most famous actors and most sensational scenes of the day. Perhaps the most famous of all purveyors of
was Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), renowned as one of the greatest
ukiyo-e
artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of
theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of
in bold and provocative new directions.
The selection of Kunichika's works in KABUKI DREAMS is limited to his designs in the triptych format, which gave him and other
artists the freedom to express their visions as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. 100 of Kunichika's most innovative, vivid and dynamic
yakasha
triptychs produced between 1863 and 1896 are reproduced in full-color and full page-width throughout.
: "Actor pictures from the floating world."
Ukiyo
, the floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams - was brought to life most vividly on the
kabuki
stage of 19th century Japan, and recorded in
yakasha-e
, paintings and woodblock prints depicting and most famous actors and most sensational scenes of the day. Perhaps the most famous of all purveyors of
was Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), renowned as one of the greatest
ukiyo-e
artists of the 19th century. Almost his entire artistic life was dedicated to creating image records of
theatre productions and the actors who starred in them, including such notables as Ichikawa Danjuro IX, Nakamura Shikan IV, and Onoe Kikugoro V. Kunichika constantly developed his own unique aesthetic style, always pushing the boundaries of
in bold and provocative new directions.
The selection of Kunichika's works in KABUKI DREAMS is limited to his designs in the triptych format, which gave him and other
artists the freedom to express their visions as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. 100 of Kunichika's most innovative, vivid and dynamic
yakasha
triptychs produced between 1863 and 1896 are reproduced in full-color and full page-width throughout.
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