Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the

Vivid portraits of Kabuki actors on and off stage, warriors, legendary heroes and heroines; depictions of courage, loyalty, romance, passion, ghosts, dreams, and the beauty of the natural world - all are encompassed by the printsincluded in Masterful Illusions. The richly illustrated book includes essays by an international group of scholars that elucidate the historic, economic, and cultural environment of Edo period Japan.

Foreword

vi

Acknowledgments

vii

Chronology of Japanese Historical Periods

viii

Note to the Reader

ix

Masterful Illusions: The Anne van Biema Collection of Japanese Prints

1

(6)

Ann Yonemura

Kabuki

7

(8)

Donald Keene

Osaka Kabuki Actor Prints: Artists as Patrons

15

(10)

C. Andrew Gerstle

Warriors and Heroes

25

(12)

Elizabeth de Sabato Swinton

Court Classics and Popular Prints: Poetry and Parody in Ukiyo-e

37

(16)

Joshua S. Mostow

Catalogue

53

(271)

Lee Bruschke-Johnson

Julie Nelson Davis

Allen Hockley

Ellis Tinios

Ann Yonemura

Reference Catalogue

324

(24)

List of Artists

348

(1)

List of Actors

349

(1)

Glossary of Japanese Terms

350

(2)

Bibliography

352

(5)

Contributors

357

(1)

Index

358

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Masterful Illusions: Japanese Prints from the Anne Van Biema Collection

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