Initially considered by-product test sheets used to experiment with the flow of color from Cage's brush as he prepared for larger Zen pieces, these pages collected by Ray Kass and arranged and edited with Stephen Addiss, unite Cage's art, poetry, and statements about Zen practice with the Ten Ox-Herding Pictures, a series of images used to communicate the essence of Zen. This exhilarating book explores the influence of Zen in Cage's life, opening to us the mysterious echoes of the centuries-old journey on the path of enlightenment. 50 color, 12 black-and-white illustrations. 127pp., hc.