STRANGE JAPANESE VISUAL CULTURE
From Edo Ghosts to Postwar Psychedelia.
A shop and living archive for books, prints and objects at the edges of Japanese visual culture.
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BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS / EPHEMERA
BOOKS / PRINTS / OBJECTS
Selected obsessions.
Two books, seen through their covers and details. Explore the wider archive.
IN FOCUS / THE JOURNAL
A Small Buddha Hidden Inside a Samurai Helmet
A samurai heading into battle is said to have hidden a tiny Buddhist figure inside his helmet. Only a few centimeters tall. Small enough to disappear behind the fingers when resting in the palm of a hand.