Breaking Artists

Spanning more than six centuries, the subtly colorful screens and scrolls reproduced in this address book are drawn from the Japanese collections of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, one of the United States' largest museums devoted exclusively to the art of Asia. The screens and scrolls adorning the pages of this address book cover a wide range of popular Japanese themes: profoundly contemplative images of the Buddha, delicate flowers and birds, beloved heroes, and landscapes of the four seasons. Done in monochrome ink or vivid colors, these paintings exemplify the serenity, refinement, simplicity, and elegance of the Japanese style.