{"product_id":"traditions-transfigured-kendall-h-brown-9780615878836","title":"Traditions Transfigured: The Noh Masks of Bidou Yamaguchi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe face has inspired artists around the world for millennia, and Japan's Noh theater has provided a complex domain for exploring human emotion. Inspired by these practices, \u003ci\u003eTraditions Transfigured\u003c\/i\u003e examines fourteen contemporary works by Noh mask-maker and artist Bidou Yamaguchi. These apply the forms, techniques, transformative spirit, and mysterious elegance of Noh masks to iconic female portraits from the European art historical canon, and to Kabuki actor prints by Sharaku, Japan's 18th century portrait master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores these masks in the context of Noh through essays by art historians, a Noh specialist, and an award-winning novelist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendall H. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615878830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615878836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.04h x 7.99w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 60","brand":"Kendall H. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080015311103,"sku":"9780615878836","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67923c65-fb27-4730-976d-48c8014c5937.jpg?v=1685484459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/traditions-transfigured-kendall-h-brown-9780615878836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}