Something Wicked from Japan - Ghosts, Demons and Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces

Something Wicked from Japan - Ghosts, Demons and Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces / ISBN 9784756248107 / 240-page paperback with jacket, 7.25 x 9 inches, published by PIE International / text in Japanese and English. *** Japanese folklore is a goldmine of terrifying supernatural Yokai monsters, demons, phantoms. A large number of Ukiyo-e woodblock printings created in Edo period (1603-1868) depict these monstrous beings in the illustrations of popular folk tales and horror stories. This book contains 70 Yurei (ghosts), Oni (demons), Kaijin (sorcerers) and Yokai (supernatural monsters) with a basic introduction to each creature’s story in bilingual text. These phantoms and monsters are described vividly in 120 Ukiyo-e art pieces, all created by great masters such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi and so on, giving readers a clear and terrifying image of what such supernatural figures might look like. These images have been passed down through the years, and many art genres in Japan today, i