{"product_id":"allure-of-pharmakon-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition","title":"Allure of Pharmakon — Takato Yamamoto (New Black Edition)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAllure of Pharmakon — ファルマコンの蠱惑\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAllure of Pharmakon\u003c\/em\u003e (ファルマコンの蠱惑) is Takato Yamamoto's third collection of illustrations, first published in 2004 by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/editions-treville\"\u003eEditions Treville\u003c\/a\u003e and reissued in 2023 as the New Black Edition to mark the 25th anniversary of the Pan-Exotica series. This copy is signed by the artist inside the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book gathers work from a period that represents the consolidation of Yamamoto's mature visual language — the arabesque-grotesque imagery, androgynous and ambiguous figures, dreamlike horror, and densely layered decadent ornament that define his Heisei Decadence style, itself an evolution of the Ukiyo-e Pop lineage he developed through the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey works include \u003cem\u003eVanilla\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWith Hesitation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNight Ditch\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMakeup of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, which move between fantasy and an atmosphere of unresolved dread. \u003cem\u003eThe Magus\u003c\/em\u003e is devoted to symbolist imagery. The centrepiece is \u003cem\u003eDoll's Mound\u003c\/em\u003e, a composition built around ball-jointed dolls that stands as one of the most cited works of this period in Yamamoto's output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEdition Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 New Black Edition is a redesigned reissue of the 2004 original. Physical changes include a black patterned sleeve, a blue-silver cloth cover, and charcoal grey endpapers. The content is unchanged — this is not an expanded edition. The colophon date is 31 August 2023; the official retail release date was 16 August 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTakato Yamamoto was born in 1960. Working across illustration, book cover art, and advertising, he developed and refined a visual mode he termed Ukiyo-e Pop, later extending it into what he calls the Heisei Decadence style — a synthesis of traditional Japanese woodblock print aesthetics with arabesque-grotesque ornament, decadent figuration, and dreamlike horror. He has produced illustrations for aesthetic, fantasy, erotic, and historical novels, and is a member of the International Ukiyo-e Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOther Works by Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurther titles by Takato Yamamoto available at Lokator100, including other volumes in the New Black Edition series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/altar-of-narcissus-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\"\u003eAltar of Narcissus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/divertimento-for-a-martyr-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\"\u003eDivertimento for a Martyr\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rib-of-a-hermaphrodite-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\"\u003eRib of a Hermaphrodite\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/coffin-of-a-chimera-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\"\u003eCoffin of a Chimera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/tale-of-a-castle-keep-takato-yamamoto-aquirax-uno\"\u003eTale of a Castle Keep\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/grass-labyrinth-takato-yamamoto\"\u003eGrass Labyrinth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/japonesthetique-takato-yamamoto\"\u003eJaponesthétique\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nosferatu-takato-yamamoto\"\u003eNOSFERATU\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/necrophantasmagoria-vanitas-takato-yamamoto\"\u003eNecrophantasmagoria Vanitas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDispatch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDispatched from Germany, next business day, tracked shipping, carefully packed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Treville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54653251551578,"sku":"YAMAMOTO-PHARMAKON-NBE","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/allure-of-pharmakon-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition-front-cover.jpg?v=1787912655","url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/products\/allure-of-pharmakon-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}