Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien
Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien
336pgs 12×8” $150
The bizarre monsters of Japanese folklore known as the yokai were strictly part of an oral tradition until 18th-century ukiyo-e woodblock artist Toriyama Sekien created The Illustrated Demons' Night Parade. Generations of artists have based their depictions of the yokai on Sekien's otherworldly imagery, and this volume presents the first English translations of that landmark book plus his three sequels.
"A fascinating, scholarly, Beautifully miscellanea of strange beasts, quelling demons, and otherworldly apparitions. Japandemonium Illustrated will instruct you, amaze you, and transport you to a quintessential realm of Japanese lore." — Guillermo del Toro, filmmaker
"Such beautiful NIGHTMARES— why bother to wake up? Long before Pokémon took to the streets, the Japanese saw monsters everywhere and in everything. Scholarly without being monstrously studious, Sekien's classic compendia of outlandish everyday demons compiled in this one fiendishly clever volume is sure to enchant ." — Alfred Birnbaum, editor/translator of Monkey Brain Sushi
Japanese folklore abounds with bizarre creatures collectively referred to as the yokai ― the ancestors of the monsters populating Japanese film, literature, MANGA, and ANIME. Artist Toriyama Sekien (1712–88) was the first to compile illustrated encyclopedias detailing the appearances and habits of these creepy-crawlies from myth and folklore. Ever since their debut over two centuries ago, the encyclopedias have inspired GENERATIONS of Japanese Artists. Japandemonium Illustrated represents the very FIRST time they have ever been available in English.
This historically GROUNDBREAKING compilation includes complete translations of All four of Sekien's yokai masterworks: the 1776 Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (The Illustrated Demon Horde's Night Parade), the 1779 Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (The Illustrated Demon Horde from Past and Present….
Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien
336pgs 12×8” $150
The bizarre monsters of Japanese folklore known as the yokai were strictly part of an oral tradition until 18th-century ukiyo-e woodblock artist Toriyama Sekien created The Illustrated Demons' Night Parade. Generations of artists have based their depictions of the yokai on Sekien's otherworldly imagery, and this volume presents the first English translations of that landmark book plus his three sequels.
"A fascinating, scholarly, Beautifully miscellanea of strange beasts, quelling demons, and otherworldly apparitions. Japandemonium Illustrated will instruct you, amaze you, and transport you to a quintessential realm of Japanese lore." — Guillermo del Toro, filmmaker
"Such beautiful NIGHTMARES— why bother to wake up? Long before Pokémon took to the streets, the Japanese saw monsters everywhere and in everything. Scholarly without being monstrously studious, Sekien's classic compendia of outlandish everyday demons compiled in this one fiendishly clever volume is sure to enchant ." — Alfred Birnbaum, editor/translator of Monkey Brain Sushi
Japanese folklore abounds with bizarre creatures collectively referred to as the yokai ― the ancestors of the monsters populating Japanese film, literature, MANGA, and ANIME. Artist Toriyama Sekien (1712–88) was the first to compile illustrated encyclopedias detailing the appearances and habits of these creepy-crawlies from myth and folklore. Ever since their debut over two centuries ago, the encyclopedias have inspired GENERATIONS of Japanese Artists. Japandemonium Illustrated represents the very FIRST time they have ever been available in English.
This historically GROUNDBREAKING compilation includes complete translations of All four of Sekien's yokai masterworks: the 1776 Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (The Illustrated Demon Horde's Night Parade), the 1779 Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (The Illustrated Demon Horde from Past and Present….
Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien
336pgs 12×8” $150
The bizarre monsters of Japanese folklore known as the yokai were strictly part of an oral tradition until 18th-century ukiyo-e woodblock artist Toriyama Sekien created The Illustrated Demons' Night Parade. Generations of artists have based their depictions of the yokai on Sekien's otherworldly imagery, and this volume presents the first English translations of that landmark book plus his three sequels.
"A fascinating, scholarly, Beautifully miscellanea of strange beasts, quelling demons, and otherworldly apparitions. Japandemonium Illustrated will instruct you, amaze you, and transport you to a quintessential realm of Japanese lore." — Guillermo del Toro, filmmaker
"Such beautiful NIGHTMARES— why bother to wake up? Long before Pokémon took to the streets, the Japanese saw monsters everywhere and in everything. Scholarly without being monstrously studious, Sekien's classic compendia of outlandish everyday demons compiled in this one fiendishly clever volume is sure to enchant ." — Alfred Birnbaum, editor/translator of Monkey Brain Sushi
Japanese folklore abounds with bizarre creatures collectively referred to as the yokai ― the ancestors of the monsters populating Japanese film, literature, MANGA, and ANIME. Artist Toriyama Sekien (1712–88) was the first to compile illustrated encyclopedias detailing the appearances and habits of these creepy-crawlies from myth and folklore. Ever since their debut over two centuries ago, the encyclopedias have inspired GENERATIONS of Japanese Artists. Japandemonium Illustrated represents the very FIRST time they have ever been available in English.
This historically GROUNDBREAKING compilation includes complete translations of All four of Sekien's yokai masterworks: the 1776 Gazu Hyakki Yagyō (The Illustrated Demon Horde's Night Parade), the 1779 Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (The Illustrated Demon Horde from Past and Present….
