Yakusha hanakanae 役者華鼎 Stars of the World of Acting

by author Hachimonjiya JishŌ Iii 八文字屋自笑三世, publisher

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First edition

Seven double-page woodcuts. 24; 25.5; 22 folding leaves. Three vols. Oblong 8vo, orig. wrappers very rubbed , new stitching. Kyoto: Hachimonjiya Hachizaemon 八文字屋八左衛門 = Jishō III , 1769. First edition and a complete set of these accounts, one for each city, of the leading actors of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka, the centers of the kabuki theater world of Edo-era Japan. The actors’ styles and popularity are evaluated and ranked, and specific

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