Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien by Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt, Toriyama Sekien

Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien

Hiroko Yoda, Matt Alt, Toriyama Sekien

336 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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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 en...

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