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Japan supernatural : ghosts, goblins and monsters 1700s to now

Title
Japan supernatural : ghosts, goblins and monsters 1700s to now / edited by Melanie Eastburn.
Publication
  • Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Eastburn, Melanie
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, host institution, publisher.
Description
311 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
Summary
"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 yōkai (supernatural beings) and yūrei (ghosts) - from fiendish goblins through to mischievous shapeshifters - that have inhabited Japanese culture for centuries. Once a means to explain the unexplainable, they have been kept alive through folklore, legends and artworks. Over time these creatures and characters have maintained an ongoing presence in Japanese art and society in novels, films, anime, manga and games, ranging from horror to the comical. The tradition is even evident in the practice of avoiding or embracing renting an apartment that is said to be inhabited by ghosts. Essays by Melanie Eastburn, Chiaki Ajioka, Zack Davisson, Lucie Folan, Michael Dylan Foster, Komatsu Kasuhiko and Hiroko Yoda, and an interview with Takashi Murakami by Justin Paton, will enlighten and fascinate readers alongside the wealth of illustrations from collections around the world including the Gallery's own rich collection. Images include fantastically detailed ukiyo-e woodblock prints, miniature netsuke, long scrolls, photographs, paintings and installations by some of the greatest Japanese artists of the past, such as Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi and Kawanabe Kyosai, as well as contemporary artists Mizuki Shigeru, Chiho Aoshima, Miwa Yanagi and Takahashi Murakami, who update the tradition for our times."--Art Gallery of NSW website (accessed 7/11/2019).
Subject
  • Since 1600
  • Yōkai (Japanese folklore) in art > Exhibitions
  • Ghosts in art > Exhibitions
  • Art, Japanese > Edo period, 1600-1868 > Exhibitions
  • Art, Japanese > 1868- > Exhibitions
  • Supernatural in art > Exhibitions
  • Yōkai (Japanese folklore) in art
  • Ghosts in art
  • Art, Japanese > Edo period
  • Art, Japanese
  • Prints, Japanese
  • Supernatural in art
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published in association with the exhibition "Japan supernatural: ghosts, goblins and monsters 1700s to now", 2 November 2019 - 8 March 2020, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-302) and index.
Contents
Messages -- Notes to readers -- Foreword / Michael Brand -- Preface: Listening today to a warning from the invisible world / Mami Katanka -- Essays. Japan supernatural : untangling realms beyond / Melanie Eastburn ; From the past into the future : the enduring legacy of yōkai / Komatsu Kazuhlko ; Yōkai, fantastic beasts of Japan / Michael Dylan Foster ; The persistence of yūrei / Zack Davisson ; Strange seduction : Edo and Meiji supernatural art / Lucie Folan ; Spirited objects : anthropomorphism in Japanese art / Chiaki Ajioka ; What are our monsters today? A conversation with Takashi Murakami / Justin Paton ; A who's who of the supernatural world / Hiroko Yoda -- Illustrations. Books and prints ; Paintings ; Photographs and moving image ; Objects -- List of works -- Glossary.
Call Number
JQE 20-317
ISBN
  • 9781741741469
  • 1741741467
OCLC
1129706227
Title
Japan supernatural : ghosts, goblins and monsters 1700s to now / edited by Melanie Eastburn.
Publisher
Sydney : Art Gallery of New South Wales, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-302) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1600
Added Author
Eastburn, Melanie, editor.
Art Gallery of New South Wales, host institution, publisher.
Research Call Number
JQE 20-317
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