Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians (Hardback or Cased Book)

Marks, Andreas

ISBN 10: 4805317159 / ISBN 13: 9784805317150

Published by Tuttle Publishing 4/11/2023, 2023

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Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians 2.25.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians (Hardback or Cased Book)
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing 4/11/2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4805317159
• ISBN 13: 9784805317150
• Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Superb Yokai images from the world's leading museums and private collections!<br /><br />Japan's vast pantheon of supernatural creatures includes demons (yokai), monsters, ogres (oni), ghosts (yurei) and magicians--mythical beings from folklore and popular culture which continue to thrill readers of traditional stories and manga today.<br /><br />This richly illustrated book by Andreas Marks, the leading authority on Japanese woodblock prints, presents authentic illustrations and descriptions of 100 different creatures, including:

• Bakeneko: Monster cats in human form who lick lamp oil and prey on humans born in the year of the Rat
• Han'nya: Female demons with sharp and pointed horns, metallic eyes and a smirking smile
• Hihi: Large ape-like monsters who live in the mountains and have superhuman strength, enabling them to kidnap and kill humans
• Mikoshi-nyudo: Yokai with an enormously extended necks who appear only at night
• And many more!

<br />The striking visual examples in this book are drawn from the rich canon of early Japanese prints, books, and paintings--sourced from leading museums, libraries and private collections worldwide. They show the "original" forms and appearances of the creatures which form the basis for all subsequent depictions.<br /><br />Also included are two long handscrolls from the Minneapolis Institute of Art (A Collection of Monsters and Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) which are reproduced here for the very first time.<br /><br />Prints and Paintings sourced from the following list of museums, libraries and private collections:<br />Art Institute of Chicago<br />Christie's, London & New York<br />The Cleveland Museum of Art<br />Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University<br />Kyoto University, Main Library<br />Library of Congress<br />Los Angeles County Museum of Art<br />The Metropolitan Museum of Art<br />Minneapolis Institute of Art<br />National Museum of Japanese History<br />Princeton University Library<br />Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam<br />Smithsonian Libraries

About the Author

Dr. Andreas Marks is the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From 2008 to 2013 he was the director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in California. He has a Ph.D. from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a master's degree in East Asian Art History from the University of Bonn, Germany. A specialist of Japanese woodblock prints, he is the author of 18 books. In 2014, he received the International Ukiyo-e Society award in recognition of his research and publications. In 2018, he received the book award from the International Fine Print Dealers Association.