Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales
Hotei leiden
2005
Hotei leiden
2005
Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales
John Stevenson
168 pp., 9 3/4" x 11 3/4", 90 color illustrations,
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was the most popular
woodblock artist of his day. Customers lined up on the day of
publication for his prints of historical characters and beautiful
women. His career, which introduced subtle psychological e,
straddled the tumultuous late Edo and early Meiji periods.
Yoshitoshi was fascinated by the supernatural, and some of
his best work concerns ghosts, monsters, and charming
animal transmutations. Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales presents
two series that focus on his depictions of the weird and
magical world of the transformed. The first dates from the
beginning and the second from the end of the artist's
abbreviated career, encapsulating his artistic development.
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China (Wakan hyaku
monogatari) of 1865 is based on a game in which people
told short scary ghost tales in a darkened room, extinguishing
a candle as each tale ended. New Forms of 36 Strange
Things (Shinken sanjurokkaisen) of 1889-92 tells stories
from Japan's rich heritage of legends in a more serene and
objective manner. The book opens with an illustrated study of
Japanese ghost prints and analysis of Yoshitoshi's changing
treatments of the genre. This is Yoshitoshi at his most
whimsical and imaginative.
Contents
Introductory Essay
Folk Tales and Ghost Stories
Yoshitoshi’s Personal Encounters with the Supernatural
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China
New Forms of Thirty-six Strange Things
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China
New Forms of Thirty-Six Strange Things
Bibliography
Index
Cloth $95.00
John Stevenson
168 pp., 9 3/4" x 11 3/4", 90 color illustrations,
Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) was the most popular
woodblock artist of his day. Customers lined up on the day of
publication for his prints of historical characters and beautiful
women. His career, which introduced subtle psychological e,
straddled the tumultuous late Edo and early Meiji periods.
Yoshitoshi was fascinated by the supernatural, and some of
his best work concerns ghosts, monsters, and charming
animal transmutations. Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales presents
two series that focus on his depictions of the weird and
magical world of the transformed. The first dates from the
beginning and the second from the end of the artist's
abbreviated career, encapsulating his artistic development.
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China (Wakan hyaku
monogatari) of 1865 is based on a game in which people
told short scary ghost tales in a darkened room, extinguishing
a candle as each tale ended. New Forms of 36 Strange
Things (Shinken sanjurokkaisen) of 1889-92 tells stories
from Japan's rich heritage of legends in a more serene and
objective manner. The book opens with an illustrated study of
Japanese ghost prints and analysis of Yoshitoshi's changing
treatments of the genre. This is Yoshitoshi at his most
whimsical and imaginative.
Contents
Introductory Essay
Folk Tales and Ghost Stories
Yoshitoshi’s Personal Encounters with the Supernatural
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China
New Forms of Thirty-six Strange Things
One Hundred Tales of Japan and China
New Forms of Thirty-Six Strange Things
Bibliography
Index
Cloth $95.00
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