{"product_id":"altar-of-narcissus-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition","title":"Altar of Narcissus — Takato Yamamoto (New Black Edition)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAltar of Narcissus — Takato Yamamoto, New Black Edition (2023)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAltar of Narcissus\u003c\/em\u003e (ナルシスの祭壇) is the second collection of works by Japanese artist \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTakato Yamamoto\u003c\/a\u003e, originally published in 2002. This copy is the 2023 New Black Edition, published by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/editions-treville\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEditions Treville\u003c\/a\u003e as part of the Pan-Exotica series. The copy is signed by the artist inside the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 New Black Edition is a genuine expanded and redesigned reissue. Eight additional plates were added, bringing the page count to 80 from 72 in the 2007 and 2019 editions. The physical presentation was redesigned: the book is enclosed in a black patterned sleeve and bound in a blue-silver cloth hardcover with charcoal-grey endpapers. This edition marks the 25th anniversary of the work. The official retail release date was 16 August 2023; the colophon date reads 31 August 2023. ISBN: 978-4-309-92265-2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContent and Artistic Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection draws on Japanese aesthetic traditions, fin-de-siècle symbolism, and decadent eroticism, combining grotesque and arabesque imagery with idealised male and female figures. The works are principally reproduced artworks presented with titles, captions, and publication material in both Japanese and English. Yamamoto's characteristic mode — the Heisei Decadence style — positions the body as a site of desire, mortality, and ornamental excess, indebted to Ukiyo-e conventions while departing from them toward a more overtly symbolist and erotic register.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePhysical Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: hardcover with black patterned sleeve. Size: 189 × 253 mm. Pages: 80. Weight: approximately 450 g. Series: Pan-Exotica. Language: Japanese \/ English. Publisher: Editions Treville. Year: 2023. ISBN: 978-4-309-92265-2. Book design: Milky Isobe. Manufactured in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEdition History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copyright page records four editions: 2002 (first), 2007, 2019, and 2023 (current New Black Edition).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakato Yamamoto was born in 1960. He developed the Ukiyo-e Pop approach into a distinctive mode he terms Heisei Decadence, producing illustrations for aesthetic, fantasy, erotic, and historical novels, as well as book cover art and advertising work. He is a member of the International Ukiyo-e Society. Browse the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTakato Yamamoto\u003c\/a\u003e catalogue in the shop, or explore the broader \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/artbooks-artist-publications\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt \u0026amp; Illustration Books\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOther Works by Takato Yamamoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/divertimento-for-a-martyr-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDivertimento for a Martyr\u003c\/a\u003e — New Black Edition\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rib-of-a-hermaphrodite-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRib of a Hermaphrodite\u003c\/a\u003e — New Black Edition\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/allure-of-pharmakon-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAllure of Pharmakon\u003c\/a\u003e — New Black Edition\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/coffin-of-a-chimera-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoffin of a Chimera\u003c\/a\u003e — New Black Edition\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/tale-of-a-castle-keep-takato-yamamoto-aquirax-uno\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTale of a Castle Keep\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/grass-labyrinth-takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGrass Labyrinth\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/necrophantasmagoria-vanitas-takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNecrophantasmagoria Vanitas\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nosferatu-takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNOSFERATU\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/japonesthetique-takato-yamamoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJaponesthétique\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions Treville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54652726477146,"sku":"ALTAR-NARCISSUS-NBE-2023","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/altar-of-narcissus-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition-front-cover.jpg?v=1787907774","url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/products\/altar-of-narcissus-takato-yamamoto-new-black-edition","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}