Across the Eurasian continent, the Silk Road stretched from the ancient Chinese capital of Chng'an to Rome in the far west, various countries with unique cultures, including China, Persia, India, and the Islamic world, have had profound influence on world culture while influencing one another. This book offers a visual introduction to the beauty of ornamental culture as it changed throughout the long history of Asia and the Middle East. This book is mostly visual and text is in Japanese.