Two limited edition letterpress printed books with 12 platinum prints and 116 lithographic plates (respectively); portfolio with silver gelatin prints; cedar box.

Yamamoto Masao is a deluxe publication by 21st Editions celebrating the art of Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto. One of several books the photographer has created, this set includes two volumes and a portfolio of loose prints. The collection of Yamamoto's work presented here highlights the Zen-like stillness of his photographs.

The first volume contains twelve original platinum prints, tipped-in to the book, which depict ordinary objects and scenes in a subjective, spiritual way. John Wood contributes a Japanese-influenced poem entitled "Five Whirling Head Waka for Yamamoto Masao." The second volume features over 100 of the artist's photographs reproduced as tri-tone lithographs. The meditative images feature animals, landscapes, and the human body. This volume includes an introduction assembled by John Wood, "A Guide to the Art of Yamamoto Masao," which primarily comprises quotations from many works, including The Way of Zen by Alan Watts and "The Awakening of a New Consciousness in Zen" by D.T. Suzuki. In addition to these two books, three loose gelatin silver prints are included in a four-flap paper folder within a portfolio covered in blue silk. The books and the portfolio are housed in a cedar box.