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Discover the wonderfully eerie supernatural beings of Japanese lore in this magnificent hardcover edition which features an elegant silk coating as well as coloured edges and closing straps.

Yōkai ghosts are a significant aspect of Japanese culture. In turns terrifying, playful and mischievous, they can take the form of malevolent spirits, seeking a place in the afterlife, or shapeshifters tricking humans with wisdom and sometimes cruelty. This unique book includes 150 striking images by Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro and others, that capture the essence of yōkai folklore with stunning detail and evocative imagery. Filled with colored reproductions, each of the book's chapters focuses on a specific spirit or type.

There's the specter of Oiwa, her face distorted by poison, as depicted by Hokusai; Toyohara Kunichika's haunting interpretation of Okiku, a tragic ghost with a tale of betrayal and revenge; and Yoshitoshi's dramatic image of a samurai bravely confronting a hideous ghost. Throughout the book, readers will discover how the intricate details of woodblock prints allowed artists to exaggerate features and create dramatic effects that enhanced the portrayal of yōkai. These prints also reveal aspects of daily life, folklore, and spiritual beliefs of the period, offering a window into Japan's history and pointing to the origins of manga, horror films, and literature.

Fans of Japanese folklore, supernatural art, and anime enthusiasts alike will delight in this beautiful edition that features a special Japanese binding, coloured edges and closing straps.

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Immerse yourself in the yokai images and their mesmerizing detail showcased over more than 500 pages in this epic collection!

Lurking beneath the global obsession with manga and anime, there is a world of Japan's yokai monsters, mutants, and vengeful mononoke spirits, which have long held people's imaginations in their terrifying grip ever since the Edo period (16th-19th centuries). These fearsome creatures are now gathered together in this gorgeous new release that, for the first time ever, shows many enlargements of these masterpieces! Selections include over 60 works chosen from the collection at the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum), Japan's - and, in fact, the world's - only museum specializing in Japanese yokai monsters, each reproduced in high-resolution images with explanations. This compilation provides readers with the rare experience of seeing the brushwork of Edo-era painters like Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in detail firsthand. This is a must-have book for those who love strange worlds and mutant creatures, and for anyone wanting to know more about Japanese yokai monsters.

About the Yumoto Koichi Collection

With over 5,000 works, the Yumoto Koichi Collection is the largest yokai collection in Japan. Spanning from the early modern period to the present day, the collection includes a wide range of artistic genres from paintings and hand-painted scrolls to nishiki-e woodblock prints and handicrafts such as kimono, metalworks, folk art and toys. The donated collection is housed at the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum) in Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and part of the collection tours the world as part of exhibitions overseas.

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Revel in the brilliant world of Rinpa, the origin of Japanese decoration and the aesthetic consciousness the world has fallen in love with.

Because of its innovative composition and design pattern, the Rinpa school, one of the historical schools in Japanese painting established in 17th-century Kyoto by Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu and passed on to Ogata Kōrin, Ogata Kenzan and Sakai Hōitsu, still maintains a huge influence on the modern art and design scene. This book explores the history of Rinpa from its birth, evolution and rebirth in modern times through carefully selected artworks of important figures in Rinpa history, including many national treasures and important cultural properties. Immerse yourself in the world of Rinpa. This is the DNA of the modern Japanese art and design.

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Wabi-sabi For Artists, Designers, Poets And Philosophers

For Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers

by Leonard Koren