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Ink painting水墨画 墨絵alternative words: Suibokuga, Sumie, Sumi-e, Sumi e, Sumie art, Japanese sumie art keywords: art related topics: Kamakura period , Zen , Sesshu Toyo , Yokoyama Taikan related web sites: http://www.tttec.co.jp/bunjin/ explanation: Pictures drawn with Chinese ink, using only the variation of its density and shade. Invented in China during Tang dynasty, it arrived to Japan during Kamakura period. Fit to the taste of samurai who loved the simplicity along with Zen, it became the main stream of Japanese pictures. Initially the religious theme predominating, it shifted gradually to the natural subjects such as mountains and rivers (Sansuiga). Famous painter, Sesshu, has successfully created Japanese own style. | |