Description
Book SynopsisExplores the extraordinary ranges of masks, costumes and characters that reappear with each returning season. This title describes individual costumes and masks.
Trade Review'A very special new title that will enthrall Fréger’s many fans, photography aficionados and anyone with a fascination for folk traditions and Japanese culture' - Photography News
'Fascinating … full of meticulously researched and beautifully executed photographs' - Royal Photographic Society
'The images in this book are utterly fascinating, as is the historical context laid out in the essays that bookend them. 'Yokainoshima' is a beautiful achievement, and one you can lose yourself in for hours' - Amateur Photographer
'Part artistic preoccupation, part creative ethnography, his series of carefully composed portraits channels the essence of what makes makes these spirits such an enduring and transcendental cultural phenomenon … A man of immense enthusiasm and commitment to his craft' - It’s Nice That
