Peace or War: Artworks by Kazuaki Tanahashi

"Artist, calligrapher, and peace activist Kazuaki Tanahashi responds to the seemingly continuous threat of war and environmental devastation by daring to envision that a Great Peace can still sweep across the world as a brushstroke that expresses humanity's true heart. With the understanding that for there to be peace, peace must first possess the imagination of ordinary women and men, his life's work has cultivated and expressed that imagination, and encouraged others to find ways in their personal lives to do so as well. This extraordinary collection of his paintings is a true testimony to that vision and spirit. They mirror for us what we have been, what we are, and what we can be." -- Peter Levitt, author of One Hundred Butterflies