• Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians - Hardcover
Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians
Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians

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

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    by Andreas Marks (Author)

    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.

    Prints and Paintings sourced from the following list of museums, libraries and private collections:
    Art Institute of Chicago
    Christie's, London & New York
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
    Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
    Kyoto University, Main Library
    Library of Congress
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Minneapolis Institute of Art
    National Museum of Japanese History
    Princeton University Library
    Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
    Smithsonian Libraries

    Author Biography

    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.

    Number of Pages: 240
    Dimensions: 1.1 x 10.1 x 7.6 IN
    Publication Date: April 11, 2023
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