Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting

"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 you how to use Japanese brush, how to use water and ink on brush, how to begin painting flowers, trees, birds, animals and landscapes, etc. This book shows brush technique for many different flowers trees, birds, cranes, herons, mountains, waterfalls, clouds, etc. This book is for Sumi-e beginner and experienced.

Author: Sumiko Knudsen
Publisher: Books on Demand
Published: 04/25/2018
Pages: 122
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.26d
ISBN13: 9788743002079
ISBN10: 8743002072
BISAC Categories:
- Art | General

About the Author
Sumiko Knudsen er født i Japan, og hun har i mange år boet i USA, UK og Danmark. Hun blev uddannet på Nordic College of Chinese Acupuncture i Danmark, og derefter fortsatte hun og studerede ved Beijing University of TCM i Kina. Derefter studerede hun på Nanjing University of TCM i Kina, og hun fik Ph.D. Hun er en privatpaktiker i Danmark.

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