Bibliograph

Yokai, [strange beasts & weird spectres : 100 Japanese triptychs], [editing, Ringo Yoshida ; Japanese-English translation, Outer Rim Sensation, Osaka]

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Label

Yokai, [strange beasts & weird spectres : 100 Japanese triptychs], [editing, Ringo Yoshida ; Japanese-English translation, Outer Rim Sensation, Osaka]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yokai

Oclc number

1041882945

Responsibility statement

[editing, Ringo Yoshida ; Japanese-English translation, Outer Rim Sensation, Osaka]

Series statement

Ukiyo-e, [book 16]

Sub title

[strange beasts & weird spectres : 100 Japanese triptychs]

Summary

"Yokai. 'Ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; demon; monster; goblin.' Taking this definition to include mystic vision and mythic or monstrous beasts, this book collects more than one hundred 19th century Japanese woodblock prints whose subect matter covers the entire spectrum of the supernatural and the outlandish. The selection of works is also limited to the triptych format, which gave ukiyo-e artists the freedom to express their phantasies as narratives in a kinetic, detailed image frame. The work of over twenty different artists is featured, spread over five different categories - kaiju ('strange beasts'), yurei ('ghosts'), oni ('demons'), juryoku ('mystic forces'), and yojutsu ('black magic'). The book also has a special section for yakusha-e, prints directly depicting supernatural scenes from the kabuki theatre."--Page 4 of cover

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