Reproduces 139 Japanese woodblock colour prints by 43 famous masters of ukiyo-e, the popular art of the 17th to the 19th century. This work includes an introductory essay that familiarizes the reader with the history of this art form. The ten-page appendix includes a glossary of technical terms and biographies of 43 artists.

Presents an essay on aesthetics by one of the Japanese novelists. This text ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines a sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.

The hugely diverse Buddhist tradition includes frescoes, statues, embroideries and ritual objects, as well as rock shrines, stupas, pagodas and temple complexes. Fisher describes all the Buddhist schools and cultures, from Tibet and Sri Lanka, to Korea and Japan, and explains their imagery.

The art of Hinduism constitutes one of the world's greatest traditions. Michell's new survey examines the entire period, covering shrines consecrated to Hindu cults and works of art portraying Hindu divinities and semi-divine personalities.