| Creator Toriyama Sekien (1712-1788) |
| Profession Artist |
| Total Entries 163 |
| Articles Toriyama Sekien – Japan Society of Boston Toriyama Sekien – Wikipedia |
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Known for his series of encyclopedias depicting the various yokai and ghosts of Japanese folklore, Toriyama Sekien has profoundly influenced how we see yokai today… The encyclopedias are a series of four books published between 1776 and 1784. The first, “Night Parade of One Hundred Demons,” gave name to the series as a whole. Yokai, a term used to refer to ghosts or demons, are believed to exist throughout Japan since the eighth century, arising from a mixture of animistic, Shinto, Buddhist, and Taoist belief systems. People would hold rituals to keep their local spirits happy (Auckland Libraries). Many of the yokai were created by Sekien himself and were often depicted in black and white. ~ Toriyama Sekien – Japan Society of Boston
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