Japanese Ink-Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique

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UPC:
9780804803052
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
6/1/1959
Author:
Ryukyu Saito
Language:
english
Edition:
1st
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Japanese Ink Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique teaches beginners the fundamental techniques of suiboku, a form of Japanese ink painting.

Considered a type of Japanese painting known as sumi-e, suiboku adds water to emphasize the shading of black into gray in one brush-stroke. With origins in China and a spiritual basis in Zen Buddhism, this form of brush paintingexpressing nature's colors through shades of black ink monochromehas been enjoyed throughout the centuries in Japan as a hobby for the amateur.

This Japanese painting book offers step-by-step lessons with easy-to-understand explanations through nearly 60 illustrations. The numerous photographs at the end of the book, in addition to the works of great masters in the art of suiboku, include several paintings by the author's pupils to prove what the amateur can achieve through careful observance of instructions and patient practice. As the author points out, this book is designed for the beginner, and even the amateur can learn by himself and enjoy suiboku as a hobby.