First published in 1883 and written by the foremost authority of the era, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. One of its major themes, the connections between spirituality and the evolution of Asian art, provided the earliest lucid English-language account of Zen Buddhism and its relation to the arts. Unabridged republication of the second edition of The Ideals of the East, originally published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1904.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura Minor classic of the Orient. Perhaps the most entertaining, most charming explanation and interpretation of traditional Japanese culture in terms of the tea ceremony. Introduction, notes by E. F. Bleiler.
Bushido: Samurai Ethics and the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe This volume eloquently explains the persistence of feudal Japan's morals, ethics, and etiquette into modern times and offers illuminating contrasts of bushido traditions with other religions and philosophies.
