<DIV>Here is a book to teach the beginner the fundamental techniques of <i>suiboku</i>, the unique form of Oriental art that has produced some of the world's finest masterpieces of ink-painting. Originating in China and having its spiritual basis in Zen Buddhism, this form of expressing nature's colors through shades of black ink monochrome has been enjoyed throughout the centuries in the Orient as a hobby for the amateur. </div>