Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom

"It is one of the very first art books which helped artists develop the aptitude for seeing the inner essence of various natural phenomena."—Shambhala Sun

"Red Pine introduces Western readers to both the text itself and the traditions it has inherited."—Virginia Quarterly Review

Through a series of brief four-lined poems and illustrations, Sung Po-jen aims at training artistic perception: how to tru...