World of Tatsumi Hijikata, the Originator of Butoh: A Collection of Dance Photographs

Tadao Nakatani
Tokyo: Shinsensha, 2003.
First Edition.

30cm x 22cm. 80 pages, 1 tipped in photograph, black and white illustrations. Pictorial matte papered boards, slipcase with pictorial onlay, obi. Text is in Japanese, primarily photographs, captions are bilingual, English and Japanese.

Photographic record of Japanese dancer and co-founder of Butoh, Hijikata Tatsumi. Includes performances from the late 1960s to early 1970s as well as dancers from his Asbestos Studio.

Book is in Fine Condition. Very minor shelf wear to slipcase and obi. Near Fine Condition.

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