Staging the Supernatural Ghosts and the Theater in Japanese Prints
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
31.10.2023
Abbildungen
farbige Abbildungen
Verlag
Random House N.Y.Seitenzahl
168
Maße (L/B/H)
23.1/22.9/1.7 cm
Gewicht
730 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-58834-720-6
Staging the Supernatural presents striking, eerie nineteenth-century woodblock prints from Japan that feature ghosts, demons, and other supernatural entities. The book digs into the country’s rich folkloric traditions and how they were brought to life on stage, with insightful essays that explore the depiction of spirits through the centuries, the relationship between printed images and cultural imagination, and how kabuki and Noh theater performances reflect Japan’s deep connection to and shifting notions of the supernatural.
The detailed art invites readers to admire the artistic quality and techniques employed to accentuate supernaturalism, including embossing, mica application, and metallic pigments. The prints offer a window into Japan’s 19th-century pop culture and will appeal to fans of contemporary anime and manga, which is often influenced by these images. The book is artfully constructed, with an open spine exposing yellow-ochre thread stitching and a translucent vellum dustjacket printed with ghostly art that adds an ethereal touch. Equal part art and commentary, the book includes:
- 40 gorgeous woodblock prints with extended text entries
- Introduction from Pearl Moskowitz, who gifted many of the featured prints to the museum in 2021
- Essay from museum curator Kit Brooks that explores special effects in kabuki theater ghost plays and their representation in souvenir woodblocks
- Essay from museum curator Frank Feltens on Tsukioka Kōgyo, the first artist to render the eerie atmosphere of Noh plays in prints
Spooky, fascinating, and fun, this is an ideal book for lovers of Japanese art, folklore, horror, and history.
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