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| Sekien: Tengu |
Toriyama
Sekien (1712-1788) was a specialist in folklore and initially
a painter of the Kanō school. He also created woodcut art. His most
famous work is the cataloguing of yōkai, folkloristic, supernatural
figures, which was published in four e-hon series, Hyakki
Yagyō.
The
Illustrated Night Parade of A Hundred Demons (1776)
The Illustrated One Hundred Demons from the Present and the Past (1779)
Supplement to The Hundred Demons from the Present and the Past (1780)
The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons (1784)
The Illustrated One Hundred Demons from the Present and the Past (1779)
Supplement to The Hundred Demons from the Present and the Past (1780)
The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons (1784)
The print this week is Tengu, from Hyakki Yagyō, 1776.