Masayoshi Nakajo is a Japanese Artist and Art Director, *1933. He created the image of Hanatsubaki Magazine for Shiseido Cosmetics over decades with great verve and with a magic twist («das gewisse Etwas»). Besides this, he creates graphic artwork of total uniqueness, impossible to compare with European or American «style». His work is widely exposed in Japan and he has the status of a cult figure and «caractère».

With this first in Europe published book (a newly interpreted reprint of a book published 2002 at Little More in Tokyo) we introduce Mr. Nakajo-San to the western book- and graphic-design-society.