[JAPAN - THEATER]. — JAPAN. A MILLENNIAL THEATER ALIVE TODAY - Lot 17

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[JAPAN - THEATER]. — JAPAN. A MILLENNIAL THEATER ALIVE TODAY - Lot 17
[JAPAN - THEATER]. — JAPAN. A MILLENNIAL THEATER ALIVE TODAY. Paris, Musée de l'Homme, 1970. Large 8vo, paperback; black photographic cover printed in yellow and white; abundant black-and-white and color illustrations. Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition “Japan: A Living Millennial Theater,” held at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris from October 31, 1970, to January 31, 1971. The BnF confirms this exhibition and its catalog. An important publication devoted to the history and traditional forms of Japanese theater, from its ritual origins to the forms still practiced in the 20th century. The book covers, in particular, Noh, Kyogen, Kabuki, and various folk and religious traditions. The illustrations feature masks, costumes, stage props, paintings, and historical documents; several color plates round out the volume. The exhibition was first organized at the Museum of Ethnography in Neuchâtel in 1969. The Swiss press at the time described it as the first exhibition to comprehensively trace the history of Japanese theater, “from shamanism to avant-garde theater.” This expanded catalog edition should be distinguished from the abridged editions of 78–80 pages associated notably with Solange Thierry and K. Iijima. The Neuchâtel copy is bibliographically described as an in-8 format with 142 pages, lavishly illustrated. Condition: fair to good. The cover is intact but shows scuffing, minor wear on the edges and corners, superficial marks, and, most notably, a fairly pronounced vertical tear on the front cover, visible in the photograph. The spine and stitching, however, appear to be holding up well. Interior is clean.
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