Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting

by Sumiko Knudsen

"Sumi-E" is composed of the words "Sumi", which means "black ink", and "E", which means "picture". Sumi-e is thus a Japanese art, where the pictures are painted with black ink. Sumi-e was brought to Japan by Zen priests in the 13th century and is closely connected to the philosophy of Zen Buddhism. In Zen, truth can be expressed in a single word after hours of meditation, and similarly Sumi-e use a few, highly expressive brush strokes. This book tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8743002072
• ISBN13: 9788743002079
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.7"