The book of Elizabeth Malinina tells about some facets of Japanese art, inspired by the ideas and aesthetic principles of Zen Buddhism, which penetrated Japan from China in the 13th century and had a huge impact on all aspects of the spiritual life of the Japanese nation. Opening the book, the reader gets the opportunity to feel the beauty of the dry Zen garden, unusual for Western consciousness, endowed with great spiritual strength and expressiveness, to join the sacrament of tea ritual, to learn about the features of Zen ink painting.