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Sumi-e: The Iconography of Japan

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The pinnacle of Japanese sumi—e painting, from great masters such as Sesshū and Tohaku to fantastical painters such as Shoūhaku and Jakuchū.

Sumi—e ink painting is a uniquely Eastern form of painting that originated and developed in China in the 9th century. This book introduces the history of sumi—e painting over a period of approximately 500 years, beginning with the Kamakura and Namboku—cho periods when the form was first being adopted in Japan , and then the Muromachi period when Sesshū...