Spectacular Japan - From Misemono to Big Top

Spectacular Japan articulates impact of circus on the visual and performing arts in Japan and the West. The book brings together Japanese woodblock prints, kimono, costume, circus posters, and photographs, that visualize Japan’s history of street theatre, side shows, and circus. These works of art are drawn principally from The Ringling’s internationally renowned circus and Asian art collections, with loans from other institutional and private collection. Spectacular Japan comprises 5-7 essays, a catalogue of 6 sections, and a chronology.