For violin & piano. First Printing. Commissioned by the McKim Fund in the Library of Congress. These pieces were inspired by Japanese miniature carvings. Contents: Tengu, the shapeshifter that feeds on the falsely holy; Tadamori and the Oil-Thief; Tanuki playing the samisen; Baku, the monster that devours nightmares; Demons carrying a rich man to Hell and Jewel of Wisdom with mountain pavillions. Score, 37 p. and part.