Colour Japanese mask tattoo with cherry blossom by Alan Aldred, Black Hope Tattoo Colchester

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Alan Aldred releases his yokai art book

Yokai: Strange Apparition is a limited-edition hardback of Japanese folklore art, with over 150 sketches, 18 full-colour illustrations and a tattoo gallery.

Our resident Japanese specialist Alan Aldred has released a limited-edition hardback art book celebrating yokai, the spirits and monsters of Japanese folklore. The book brings together years of drawing and tattooing, and is a celebration of culture, folklore and tattoo creativity.

What's inside

  • Over 150 sketches
  • 18 full-colour illustrations
  • A gallery of tattoos
  • A foreword by Horisaru (Geoff Horn)
  • A front cover commissioned from Shisamu Iwase of A Design Lab, Japan

The details

The book is a white hardback with gold foil, 19 x 25.5 cm, and represents over 300 hours of work. Only 100 physical copies were made, and every order comes with stickers.

Copies are available from Alan's own online store while they last. If you'd like a yokai of your own, get in touch to book in with Alan.

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