In 1999, Kyoto's Miho Museum, designed by I.M. Pei, hosted an international symposium to investigate the meaning of the esthetic experience. Moderated by David Finn, six participants -- artists, critics, curators -- provided personal accounts of encountering great works of art. This book, with forty-five color photographs illustrating the participants' choices, is the result.The Miho Museum owns a collection of more than one thousand ancient masterpieces from the Near and Far East, and each year hosts a symposium to explore the relationships between religion, spirituality, and art.