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Author:   Henk Herwig ,  Joshua S. Mostow
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 30.20cm
Weight:   1.764kg
ISBN:  

9789074822824

ISBN 10:   9074822827
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   08 June 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements Notes to the reader Introduction to the series A remarkable adventure An anthology of poems Fujiwara no Teika and the One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each Mitate-e Serial works Parody pictures of the One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each The Tenpo Reforms: publishers and actors under pressure The conception of the series Members of the team Ibaya Senzaburo, fan merchant and publisher Kuniyoshi, the unbridled Hiroshige, master of landscape Ryukatei Tanekazu, author of popular fiction Kunisada, master of the theatrical print Publishing dates of the series A re-evaluation halfway Chief literary sources Kabuki sub rosa Conclusion Notes Pictures, translations, explications and commentaries Appendices Overview of artists, censors, characters, and poets Overview of prints showing specific Kabuki actors Indices actors' stage-names and playwrights Overview of periods in which specific censor seals were used Bibliography Index

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Henk J. Herwig is a retired Lecturer of Zoology and Cell Biology at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Since 1992 he has been Editor-in-Chief of Andon, the renowned Bulletin of the Society for Japanese Art. With his wife he is also the author of Heroes of the Kabuki Stage (2004). Joshua S. Mostow is Professor of Asian Studies at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is also author of Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image (1996) and other works on Japanese art and literature.

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