New, information-packed introduction and extensive captions accompany more than 120 full-page plates of magnificent, elaborately carved, museum-quality masks worn by actors playing gods, warriors, beautiful women, feudal lords, and supernatural beings. A unique introduction to classic Japanese theater for westerners and an excellent reference for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of No drama. Captions.
| ISBN: | 9780486440149 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2005 |
| Author: | Friedrich Perzynski, Stanley Appelbaum |
| Publisher: | Search Press an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 148 pages |
| Series: | Dover Fine Art, History of Art |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies |