{"product_id":"hell-in-japanese-art-paperback","title":"Hell in Japanese Art - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoshitoshi Tsukioka\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eKyosai Kawanabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eKazuya Takaoka\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis art book showcases depictions of hell in Japanese art from the 12th century to the 19th century\u003c\/b\u003e. It features a large collection of masterpieces presented with details and enlargements from the works. These images are of aesthetic, thought-provoking, frightening and wickedly funny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe single-volume collection focuses primarily on works designated as Japanese National Treasures or Important Cultural Properties and features the various depictions of hell by prominent artists such as Kazunobu Kano, Nichosai, Yoshitoshi Tsukioka and Kyosai Kawanabe. It is a must-see for artists, illustrators and anyone interested in representations of hell. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume also features the 19th century woodblock-printed edition of \u003ci\u003eOjoyoshu\u003c\/i\u003e (The Essentials of Rebirth in the Pure Land) written by the medieval Buddhist monk Genshin (942 - 1017) and is accompanied by modern bilingual text. Written in 985, this influential Buddhist text is often compared with Dante's \u003ci\u003eLa Divina Commedia\u003c\/i\u003e (La Divine Comedie\/The Divine Comedy). Its brutal scenes of underworld realms display the suffering and cruelty one might endure as a consequence of harmful acts committed in life or the judgement by the Ten Kings of Hell. These ideas of hell in \u003ci\u003eOjoyoshu\u003c\/i\u003e have played an enduring role in inspiring Japanese Buddhist paintings and other subsequent texts, particularly from the medieval period onward, and are vividly portrayed in the painting featured in this volume. Essays from historians of both Japanese art and Buddhism are also included in bilingual text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 12 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46036635418812,"sku":"9784756249234","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4369\/3756\/files\/5c7dacfc83ae4d7e4dba8bdd5817b6f0.webp?v=1773076228","url":"https:\/\/www.whatawoodwork.com\/products\/hell-in-japanese-art-paperback","provider":"WAWW Puzzles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}