MIYAKO ODORI, CHERRY DANCE 1931 -

The Gion Kobu Kabu-Kai, 1951. paperback. very condition with a bit of wear -

Kyoto, Japan. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1957. Softcover. Stiff wraps, perfect bound, illustrated cover, many b&w and color illustrations, text mostly in Japanese with explanation of play also in English, photos of performers, advertisements. ; Oblong, 10" x 7" (25,5 x 18 cm); Slight cover wear, clean and unmarked within. .

[Kyoto]: Gion Kobu Dancing and Music School, 1937. Oblong 8vo. [6], 10, [31], 4, [11] pp. 10 colour plates w/ tissue guards, colour plates, photo plates, colour-illustrated ads on versos of wrappers. Colour-illustrated woodblock printed softcovers, w/ wraparound cover art showing audience viewing a performance from under blooming cherry trees, tied at gutter margin in Japanese style binding, w/ gold silk braid (slight shelfwear), NF copy. First edition, thus, of this beautifully illustrated and printed program for the famed annual Miyako Odori geisha dances which was held before World War II. These annual dances are one of the few opportunities for foreigners and visitors to view traditional Japanese geisha kabuki plays usually only performed in small private invitation-only gatherings. The Kyoto Geiko are women trained from a young age in traditional Japanese dance and music, with an emphasis on gracey, beauty, and the arts. The beautiful productions are held daily through April, emphasizing… Read More

Kyoto, Japan: 歌舞會 [Song and Dance]. 1929. First edition. . Trade paperback. Good.. 85 p. Includes illustrations. . some cover wear & fading, tears along spine, calligraphic frontispiece has small margin tear & light foxing, glassine page facing frontispiece is torn & creased

Privately Printed, 1929 String bound colorful decorated paper covers. An Outline of the Miyako Odori or Cherry Dance Act I. - IX. In English and Japanese languages. Many Color and black/white photographs: Meisho - No- Nioi (Aroma of Beauty Spot) Interlude of Cherry Dance. Geisha Training Hall, First Class Inner Waiting Room ect. Act I. "Denka No ASA, Or The Morning of Farm-Houses" . Very Rare Size: Oblong. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.