Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan
This exhibition introduces Japan’s yokai (Japanese folkloric imaginary monsters) culture that extends to the present day through picture scrolls and nishiki-e (a multicolored Japanese woodblock print), as well as a diverse range of media, including toys and films.
Japanese yokai have appeared in a variety of tales as characters that express supernatural powers, serving to instill surprise and fear in people. Thereafter, as the development of new technology brought about changes to people’s lives, yokai seem to have gradually become less of a subject of fear and have come to be viewed as a more charming and friendly presence. Japan still has a culture of enjoying kaidan (ghost stories) in the summertime, with yokai seen dominating television and theater screens across the country. This exhibition focuses on the “popularization” of these yokai and invites viewers to explore their profound world of mystery.
*This exhibition mostly comprises fine-quality replicas that were created from the originals in order to make a long-term traveling exhibition possible.
Curator
YUMOTO Koichi (Director Emeritus of the Yumoto Koichi Memorial JAPAN YOKAI MUSEUM
[Miyoshi Mononoke Museum])
Dates
2025 first semester Australia *TBC
2024 second semester Myanmar *TBC
2024 second semester Pakistan *TBC
2024 first semester Thailand *TBC
April 5 - May 5, 2024
Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre (Hong Kong, China)
December 16, 2023 - February 4, 2024
Sabah Art Gallery (Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
November 10 - December 3, 2023
Malaysian Institute of Art, City Campus (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
October 9 - 31, 2023
Tuanku Fauziah Museum ＆ Gallery, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang, Malaysia)
July 14 - 30, 2023
Zhejiang Saili Art Gallery (Hangzhou, China)
June 17 - July 9, 2023
Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre (Xiamen, China)
April 22 - May 7, 2023
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre (Beijing, China)
March 13 - 26, 2023
Gyeongju Expo Grand Park 1F Exhibition Space (Gyeongju, Korea)
January 29 - February 11, 2023
Doldam Gallery (Jeju, Korea)
December 14, 2022 - January 6, 2023
Public Information and Cultural Center Silk Gallery (Seoul, Korea)
September 29 - Nobember 6, 2022
Auckland Central City Library (Auckland, New Zealand)
August 25 - September 5, 2022
Te Auaha (Wellington, New Zealand)
July 12 - August 2, 2022
Supuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (Surabaya, Indonesia)
June 16 - 27, 2022
Bentara Budaya Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Chapter 1: The World of Spectacular Yokai Picture Scrolls
The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Picture Scroll, Edo period (replica)
Picture Scroll of Different Yokai Monsters, Edo period (replica)
Chapter 2: The Richly Colorful World of Yokai
Minamoto no Yorimitsu Slashes the Tsuchigumo
(New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1892 (replica)
Jinmen Story,
Saito Gesshin, Edo period (replica)
Chapter 3: Yokai and Play
53 Stations of Yokai Road, Yokkaichi
Toyohara Kunichika, 1866
Monster Menko,
Showa era
Chapter 4: Yokai that are Passed Down to Present Day
Osaka Daily - No.13
Hasegawa Sadanobu Ⅱ, Meiji era (replica)
Amabie from the Sea of Higo Province, 1846 (replica)
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