3912452 the art of toriyama sekien
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Toriyama Sekien (1712 – 1788) was an 18th century scholar and ukiyo-e artist of Japanese folklore. Hewas the teacher of Utamaro, and, before taking up printmaking, a painter of the Kano school. Toriyama ismost famous for his attempt to catalogue all species of yokai in the Hyakki Yako series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toriyama_Sekien
These are the best copies of some of his prints that I found on the web. More can be learned aboutindividual creatures by googling them and by visiting http://www.obakemono.com.
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