Book cover for Sazanami Sleep Study featuring a 1920s Japanese illustration of a dog fighting with a demon monster.
Open book displaying colorful illustrations of mythical creatures and characters on a wooden surface.
Open book sample featuring illustrations of goldfish/koi fish with human bodies.

Sazanami Sleep Study

Regular price $ 16.00


Softcover, 96 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.

The first half of this book features images and details from a 1920s Japanese multi-volume set -- The Collected Tales of Iwaya Sazanami -- drawn from the 50 Watts collection of illustrated books.

The works included here are mostly unsigned but appear to be by two or maybe three artists. About halfway through Sazanami Sleep Study Samplerman takes over and works his magic.