Published by Kodansha Int'l Publishing 1992. Written by Tadashi Kobayashi "Mr. Kobayashi's illuminating commentary on all aspects--styles, artists, engravers, printers..." and translated by Mark Harbison. 96 glossy pages with full pg color and b/w block images by multiple Japanese artists, Katsushika, Utagawa, Sugimura and more.  Hardcover w/full dust jacket and The Wave featured on the title page. "Japanese woodblock prints, or Ukiyo-e, occupy a singular position in the lexicon of world art."