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June 17, 202110:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Make an Orihon - Japanese Accordian Book of Yokai and include your favorite ghost, monster or demon.
Pick up a kit at MOIFA on June 17, between 10 am and 2 pm, and get inspired by visiting our exhibit, Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan exhibit.
The kits will distributed on a first come, first served basis.
Photo credit: Modern Hyakki yagyo ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") book by Sakyu. Kyoto, Japan, 2018. International Folk Art Foundation, Museum of International Folk Art [P.2019.14.14-16]
Orihon are accordion-style books, composed of a continuous folded sheet of paper enclosed between two covers. In comparison to scrolls these accordion books were more practical and allow enough space for writing similar to a scroll but in a compact form. They were used for Buddhist texts, journaling, poetry, and even yokai illustrations. Yokai is a catchall Japanese word for ghosts, demons, monsters, shapeshifters, tricksters, and other kinds of supernatural beings and mysterious phenomena.
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