Something Wicked from Japan - Ghosts, Demons and Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Masanao Kaida From folklore and Buddhist legends

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Something Wicked from Japan - Ghosts, Demons and Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Masanao Kaida From folklore and Buddhist legendsSomething Wicked from Japan Ghosts, Demons and Yokai in Ukiyo e Masterpieces ISBN 9784756248107 240 page paperback with jacket, 7. 25 x 9 inches, published by PIE International text in Japanese and English. *** Japanese folklore is a goldmine of terrifying supernatural Yokai monsters, demons, phantoms. A large number of Ukiyo e woodblock printings created in Edo period (1603 1868) depict these monstrous beings in the illustrations of popular folk