Sumi-e: The Iconography of Japan
The pinnacle of Japanese sumi-e painting, from great masters such as Sesshū and Tohaku to fantastical painters such as Shoūhaku and Jakuchū.
This book introduces five centuries of ink wash painting through these works, exploring the distinctive qualities of Japanese ink wash painting and considering the role it has played in the history of art in Japan and its significance in the history of Japanese culture.
―From the Introduction
Colums
◉Water and Ink: Infinite Gradations
◉The Zen Kōan and the World of Zen Painting
◉Ink Wash Paintings by a Warrior
◉Ink Wash Paintings by Zen Priests
◉Soga Shōhaku’s Ink Wash Paintings
◉Ink Wash Painting Techniques
- Size：8.3 × 5.8" / 210 × 148 mm
- Pages：216 pp. (192 pp. in Color)
- Binding：Softbound
- Publisher：PIE International
- Language：J/E Bilingual
- ISBN：978-4-7562-6002-4
- Author：Nobuyoshi Hamada
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*Available Worldwide from JAN 2026 (Asia/Oceania from MAR 2025)
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【Featured Sumi-e Artist/Keyword List】
Sesshū Tōyō / Sesson Shūkei / Hasegawa Tōhaku / Kaihō Yūshō / Kanō Motonobu / Kanō Eitoku / Unkoku Tōgan / Hon’ami Kōetsu / Miyamoto Musashi / Kanō Sansetsu / Kanō Tanʼyū / Kusumi Morikage / Tawaraya Sōtatsu / Ogata Kōrin / Hakuin Ekaku / Sengai Gibon / Fūgai Ekun / Ōtsu-e / Soga Shōhaku / Itō Jakuchū / Maruyama Ōkyo / Ike no Taiga / Yosa Buson / Katsu Jagyoku / Gessen / Uragami Gyokudō / Mori Sosen / Mori Tetsuzan / Goshun (Matsumura Gekkei) / Nagasawa Rosetsu / Sakai Hōitsu / Tani Bunchō / Tanomura Chikuden / Yamoto Baiitsu / Sugai Baikan / Watanabe Kazan / Kawanabe Kyōsai / Tomioka Tessai / Yokoyama Taikan
