Title: The sumi-e book
Description: **From the back cover:** 

"Sumi-e is the classic painting style of Japan, and its graceful simplicity has been admired all over the world. This book is an ideal introduction to sumi-e, suitable for children (10 and up) as well as adult beginners.
Each new brushstroke is explained step by step, with easy-to-follow illustration. Sumi-e strokes build on one another, so that after learning just a few strokes, you will be able to paint a variety of elegant trees, flowers and animals."
Subjects: Sumi-e, Technique, Sumie, Japanese Ink painting, Sumie, technique
Places: Japan
People: Yolanda Mayhall
Time periods: 1989