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

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Andreas Marks

Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings

Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians

Andreas Marks

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Tuttle Publishing
01 April 2023

Oriental art

Superb Yokai images from the world's leading museums and private collections!

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.

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!

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.

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.

By: Andreas Marks
Imprint: Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 1.021kg
ISBN: 9784805317150
ISBN 10: 4805317159
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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

""Finding one's bearings in this wealth of fiends can be a challenge though, especially for Western readers who are not familiar with the imagery and symbolism of Japanese art. This is where Marks' latest volume, Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings, comes in handy: It describes 100 of the country's most ghastly creatures in great detail. It is also lavishly illustrated, primarily with ukiyo-e woodblock prints, but also with the odd painting here and there.…It is an excellent introduction to the field."" —The Japan Times ""This compendium catalogs 100 creatures from Japanese tradition, illustrating each with vintage woodblock prints, inked handscrolls, more. Some of the entries will be familiar to fans of contemporary manga and anime: Gge Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen series, for one, incorporates numerous yokai (demons), and Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli oeuvre includes depictions of bakeneko (supernatural cats, My Neighbor Tototora), yamauba (a mountain hag, Spirited Away), and others."" —Publishers Weekly