Picture Books of Amusements of Actors on all Three Floors (Gazu yakusha san-kai kyō), 1801, Utagawa Toyokuni; Author: Shikitei Sanba; Publisher: Nishinomiya Shinroku, Japanese, 1769 - 1825, 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Woodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper, Japan, 19th century, By the mid-18th century, Kabuki had become a major cultural force. In Edo alone, there were four (later, three) theaters that offered lengthy programs nearly every day.

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