What a marvelous book. The images of Fuji are amazing. I never thought about art from the point of view of the artist. I love the idea of looking at Fuji from so many perspectives. It opens up Japan in a way I never dreamed of.

As a newbie regarding Asian art, I very much appreciated this simple and approachable edition of Hokusai's famous set of ukiyo-e prints from the 1830s. In addition to a robust historical and biographical introduction, Smith offers comprehensive analysis of each of the 102 images of Fuji created by the master of 19th century Japanese printmaking. This edition is informative and entertaining, I definitely recommend it for a rainy-day read. ( )