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.

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.

日本の超自然的な生き物を、絵画や浮世絵の紹介を通して解説します。バーク日本美術研究センターでキュレーターを務めるアンドレアス・マークスが、天狗、河童など１００種類の妖怪、怪物、鬼、幽霊、魔術師を、時代背景や絵画、浮世絵作家について、作品と共に解説します。収録されている作品は、世界中の美術館や個人コレクターが所蔵している貴重なコレクションです。