The Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (18311889) delighted in the depiction of animals crows with strong personalities, frogs in the schoolroom, rats on trapezes, catfish in procession, elephants performing tricks and frequently used them to satirise contemporary society. This enchanting book reveals a cavalcade of Kyosais creatures from the renowned Israel Goldman Collection, with an introduction to the artist and his menagerie by Sadamura Koto, a leading authority on Kyosai.