Japan supernatural : ghosts, goblins and monsters 1700s to now / edited by Melanie Eastburn.

"Japan supernatural presents wildly imaginative works by Japanese artists past and present - from the pioneering work of the 18th-century painter Toriyama Sekien to contemporary superstar Takashi Murakami. Japan Supernatural takes readers on a journey of discovery of the astonishing array of yō...

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Other Authors: Eastburn, Melanie (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Messages
  • Notes to readers
  • Foreword
  • Preface: Listening today to a warning from the invisible world
  • Japan supernatural: untangling realms beyond
  • From the past into the future: the enduring legacy of yōkai
  • Yōkai, fantastic beasts of Japan
  • The persistence of yūrei
  • Strange seduction: Edo and Meiji supernatural art
  • Spirited objects: anthropomorphism in Japanese art
  • What are our monsters today? A conversation with Takashi Murakami
  • A who's who of the supernatural world
  • Illustrations.
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    704.9470952 JAP
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