Kabuki heroes on the Osaka stage, 1780-1830 / C. Andrew Gerstle, with Timothy Clark, Akiko Yano

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005. 1st edition. Softcover. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Slight creasing to the front wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 304 pages: illustrations (mostly color), color map; 28 cm. Notes: Originally published in United Kingdom by British Museum Press--T.p. verso. Exhibition catalog. Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-301) and index. Contents: Kabuki culture and collective creativity / C. Andrew Gerstle -- Osaka Kabuki fan clubs and their obsessions / Yo oko Kaguraoka -- Ready for a close-up: actor 'likenesses' in Edo and Osaka / Timothy Clark -- Catalogue. Passion for Kabuki colour printing and actor portraits, 1770-1805; The great rivalry: Rikan versus Shikan, 1805-25; The rivalry continues: Rikan II versus Shikan II, 1822-38. Subjects: British Museum; Exhibitions. Kabuki. Idemitsu Bijutsukan Osaka. Color prints, Japanese Japan Osaka; Exhibitions. Kabuki Japan Osaka; Pictorial works. Kabuki in art; Exhibitions. Actors Japan Osaka; Portraits. Kabuki in art - Exhibitions. Color prints, Japanese - Edo period, 1600-1868. Kabuki - Japan - Osaka - Pictorial works. Genre: Illustrated.