The Sumi-e Dream Book
Subtitle: An Impressionist Approach to the Art of Japanese Brush Painting
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: January 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780823050239
Subjects: Art techniques & materials; Oriental art; Painting in ink; Sumie; Asian; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Techniques - Watercolor Painting; Japan; Technique; Techniques - Painting - Specific Subjects; Art / Painting; Techniques - General; Ink painting; Ink painting, Japanese
First sentence: Centuries ago, in the sixth century, Japanese scholars journeyed to China to study Chinese culture and brought back to their homeland examples of a number of Chinese arts-including calligraphy and monochrome ink painting.