TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fréger,Charles
AU  - Foresta,Merry A.
AU  - Itō,Toshiharu,‏
AU  - Hatanaka,Akihiro
TI  - Yokainoshima: island of monsters : Japanese folk rituals 
SN  - 9780500544594
U1  - 779.93942 22
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames & Hudson
KW  - Masks
KW  - Japan
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Costume
KW  - Festivals
KW  - Folklore
KW  - ART
KW  - May2023
KW  - Reading book
N1  - Explores the extraordinary ranges of masks, costumes and characters that are donned in agricultural and fishing communities throughout Japan to celebrate seasonal rites of fertility and abundance; On the island of the Yōkai / Ryoko Sekiguchi -- Pure Yōkai : the Japanese spirit and festivals and Charles Fréger's Yokainoshima / Toshiharu Ito -- Sacred visitants to Japanese festivals / Akihiro Hatanaka -- Description of characters and groups / Akihiro Hatanaka
N2  - "In rural Japan the passage of the year is marked by festivals and rituals that have changed little for centuries. Elaborate outfits, crafted from textiles as well as branches, straw and elements sourced from the natural environment, are donned in agricultural and fishing communities throughout Japan to celebrate seasonal rites of fertility and abundance. Yokainoshima (literally 'island of monsters') explores the extraordinary range of masks, costumes and characters that reappear with each returning season. Charles Fréger's photographs combine acute documentary attentiveness with individual portraiture in an entirely fresh and distinctive style."--Publisher's website
ER  -