Japanese ghosts & demons : art of the supernatural / edited by Stephen Addiss ; essays by Stephen Addiss [and others].

Other author Addiss, Stephen, 1935-2022
Other author Asia House Gallery.
Other author Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : George Braziller in association with the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, ©1985.
Description192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Subjects
Art, Japanese--Exhibitions.
Ghosts in art--Exhibitions.
Demonology in art--Exhibitions.

Contents Introduction / Akira Y. Yamamoto -- One hundred demons and one hundred supernatural tales / Midori Deguchi -- Yūrei : tales of female ghosts / Brenda Jordan -- The male ghost in kabuki and ukiyo-e / James L. Secor, Stephen Addiss -- Sennin : the immortals of Taoism / Janet Carpenter -- Shōki the demon queller / Matthew Welch -- Oni : the Japanse demon / Juliann Wolfgram -- Tengu, the mountain goblin / Pat Fister -- The trickster in Japan : tanuki and kitsune / Brenda Jordan -- Snakes, serpents, and humans / Jamie Lillywhite, Akira Y. Yamamoto -- Two and a half worlds : humans, animals, and in-between / Fumiko Y. Yamamoto, Akira Y. Yamamoto -- Conclusion : the supernatural in Japanese art / Stephen Addiss.
Local noteLittle-250677
General noteCatalog of an exhibition organized by the Spencer Museum and held at the Asia Society Gallery, New York, June 13-Sept. 1, 1985, and at three other galleries.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 191-192.
Other titleJapanese ghosts and demons.
LCCN85047515
ISBN0807611255
ISBN0807611263 (pbk.) :

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Joyner General Stacks N7352 .J36X 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold