Yokai (Weird Spectres, Demons & Beasts)

100 Triptychs From Japanese Myth

Ringo Yoshida

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English

Bonefyre Books
03 June 2024

Oriental art; Prints & printmaking; Asian history; Popular culture; Painting & art manuals

"UKIYO-E: ""Pictures of the floating world."" The floating world - a transient realm of pleasures, horrors, and dreams. Ukiyo-e, depictions of this shadowy projection of the human mind, formed the mainstay of Japanese paintings and woodblock prints produced between the 17th and 20th centuries.

YOKAI: ""Ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; demon; monster; goblin."" Taking this definition to include mystic visions and mythic or monstrous beasts, this book collects more than one hundred 19th century Japanese woodblock prints whose subject 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. The artists featured include Yoshitoshi, Kuniyoshi, Kunichika and many others.

New revised edition."

By: Ringo Yoshida
Imprint: Bonefyre Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 279mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781917285278
ISBN 10: 1917285272
Pages: 148
Publication Date: 03 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ringo Yoshida was born and lives in Osaka, Japan. He is a long-term collector and historian of 19th century ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and editor of the popular SAMURAI GHOST WARS book series of classic ukiyo-e art.