The centerpiece of the show is a room full of works by Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769), the Zen Buddhist priest credited with originating the practice of zenga, a cartoonlike approach to ink painting ...

“But American, Western art — you cannot leave white canvas. You must cover the whole surface.” Sato’s various fine arts classes, from Kabuki and tea ceremonies to calligraphy and sumi-e, emphasize the ...

They say art ... to zen. I found myself playing for hours at a time, completely forgetting about the noisy world beyond my screen and just blotting and swishing away at the canvas.