chaos

After collaborating with the Japanese national treasure poet Tanigawa Shuntaro on "Kanai-kun" and "かいる" with his mother Kudo Naoko on "じゃん (小在)", Matsumoto Dayo teamed up with "Onmyoji" author Yumezumaru to launch in early 2019 The whimsical and interesting "Chaos" is suitable for all ages.

Chaos, chaos,
It is said that it has six legs and six wings.
There are no eyes, ears, nose or mouth.

Chaos, chaos,
Because it has no name, it is nothing,
Just because it is nothing, it is whatever it wants to be.

This is - chaos.

"Chaos" is rumored to be a ferocious beast in ancient Chinese mythology. In "Zuo Zhuan", it is collectively known as the "Four Fierce" together with Qiongqi, Yaozhao, and Taotie. It originally refers to the four tribes exiled by Emperor Shun. In "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", it is called the Divine Emperor River, "It is shaped like a yellow sac, red like red fire, has six legs and four wings, is faceless, and knows how to sing and dance."

The "Shen Yi Jing" written by Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty has the most specific description of chaos: "There is a beast in the west of Kunlun. It looks like a dog, with long hair and four legs. It looks like a scab but has no claws. It has eyes but cannot see, and it cannot move. . There are two ears but not hearing, and some people know where to go. There is an abdomen without five internal organs, and the intestines are straight but not rotating, and food passes by. If a person has virtuous conduct, he will go to touch it. If he has a bad virtue, he will go and rely on it. Angels are like this, and their names are For chaos."

The Dream Pillow Tapir is based on the imagery of the "Shen Yi Jing", plus the story of "Zhuangzi" "Inner Chapter: The Seventh Emperor Ying" as the background: "The emperor of the South Sea is Sui, the emperor of the North Sea is Hu, and the emperor of the center is Chaos . Sui Yuhu met each other in the land of chaos, and Hunchao treated him very well. Suiyuhu planned to repay Hunchao's virtue, saying: "Everyone has seven orifices for seeing, hearing, eating, and breathing. This is unique. Try it." Chisel it out. "Child a hole in one day, and die in chaos in seven days." This story was rewritten into this picture book.

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How does chaos manifest itself? Everyone's imagination is different. It can neither be too concrete nor too ethereal. As expected of Matsumoto Taiyo, he used his imagination and once again used the "white" that he has been very fond of in recent years to draw this white, fluffy and fluffy creature "Chaos".

Such a chaotic person, although he has no eyes, ears, mouth or nose, loves to look at the sky and giggle in a daze. Once, the Emperor of the South Sea and the Emperor of the North Sea came to visit. They kindly took it upon themselves to draw seven orifices on Hun Chaos body. Unexpectedly, Hun Chao...?

Grandpa Jiang Shen, one of the art designers of this book (who has designed "Contagion" and "GoGo Monster") said: ""Chaos" by Dream Pillow Tapir × Matsumoto Dayo is a very incredible picture book... This is It is a very difficult story to draw. When I only read the words written by Yume Zhentapi, I could not imagine what kind of picture book it would be like. But after Matsumoto Dayo's brush, it turned out to be so beautiful and smooth."

Readers who like Dream Pillow Tapir and Matsumoto Dayo should not miss this book. For readers who like picture books, in addition to poetic images, this book also provides a lot of imagination space for readers of all sizes to chew and interpret.