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This is an amazing book by the people that did the Kingyo and Niwatori books I have in other auctions - if you are going to make one new acquisition this month, this should be it. It is called Mythical Beasts of Japan - From Evil Creatures to Sacred Beasts (sounds similar to the art shows I have been organizing this past year!) and it includes an impressive collection of ukiyo-e woodblock and screen paintings from traditional Japanese masters that feature a huge assortment of creatures. Moreover it has an index in the back that explains the significance and characterstics of eash one. All text, irtroduction as well, is in Japanese and English. The book includes Foo Dogs, Kirin, Dragons, Phoenix, White Elephants, Tigers, Deer, Hakutaku, Baku, Tortoise, Karyobinga, Fujin, Raijin, Goho-Doji, Kenzoku, Oni, Tengu, Catfish, Fox, The entrance to the spirit world, Tsuchigumo, Kappa, Bakeneko, Daijya, the monster Serpent, and Tsukumogami....as well as assorted obake and goblins. The publishers have done an amazing job, I cannot give high enough praise for this compilation - as I flipped through it I was struck by how thorough it is. The book includes few pages of text and the rests is full page, full color images. There is a section in the back that includes photos of Kimono, pottery, sword hilts etc. that feature mythical beasts as well. The book itself is softcover, appx. 8.75" x 6" and 392 pages. It is a monster so please familiarize yourself with shipping fees listed below before you bid. Thanks for looking and please check out my other items! Please add me to your favorites list for occasional promotions and updates. Thanks.
On May-04-03 at 13:15:21 PDT, seller added the following information:
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