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This book is the definitive reference to this series by Yoshitoshi. John Stevenson, most known for his scholarship on this artist, brings Yoshitoshi's series to life with a stunning array of images illustrating the complete 1st state version of this series. This reference is the only English language publication that illustrates every single woodblock print in near lifesize format. The book's invaluable analysis grants in-depth access to Meiji period Japan, its frightening tales of ghosts, and to the artist that memorialized this highly turbulent but creative historical period.