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Subject(s)

• Masks—Japan—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Costume—Japan—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Festivals—Japan—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Folklore—Japan—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Japan—Folklore [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Illustrated works [Browse]
• Catalogs [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• illustrated books [Browse]
• catalogs (documents) [Browse]

Summary note

"In rural Japan the passage of the year is marked by festivals and rituals that have changed little for centuries. Elaborate outfits, crafted from textiles as well as branches, straw and elements sourced from the natural environment, are donned in agricultural and fishing communities throughout Japan to celebrate seasonal rites of fertility and abundance. Yokainoshima (literally 'island of monsters') explores the extraordinary range of masks, costumes and characters that reappear with each returning season. Charles Fréger's photographs combine acute documentary attentiveness with individual portraiture in an entirely fresh and distinctive style."--Publisher's website.

Notes

Explores the extraordinary ranges of masks, costumes and characters that are donned in agricultural and fishing communities throughout Japan to celebrate seasonal rites of fertility and abundance.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Language note

Translated from the French and Japanese.

Contents

• On the island of the Yōkai / Ryoko Sekiguchi
• Pure Yōkai : the Japanese spirit and festivals and Charles Fréger's Yokainoshima / Toshiharu Ito
• Sacred visitants to Japanese festivals / Akihiro Hatanaka
• Description of characters and groups / Akihiro Hatanaka.

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ISBN

• 9780500544594
• 050054459X
• 0813062772
• 9780813062778

LCCN

2015953654

OCLC

916593137

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