Shivering Creatures: The Supernatural in Japanese Art

Wednesday 17 May 2017 to 18H00

by Manuella Moscatiello, Head of Japanese Collections at the Cernuschi Museum.

A little known but significant aspect of the omnipresence of the supernatural in Japanese culture is the numerous representations of ghosts (yûrei zu) in the graphic arts as well as in the decorative arts, paintings with prints, textiles with objects of art. Daily use. This rich production of images of spiritual beings reached the peak of its popularity at the time of Edo (1603-1867).