Sumi e: “The Art of Chinese Brush Painting”

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“Sumi” is a Japanese term meaning “black ink.” “e” means “painting.”  The “way” of painting was first introduced into Japan by Zen monks and it was further cultivated as a Zen or meditative practice.  Sumi-e painting consists  simply of a brush, a sheet of white paper and black ink.  In sumi-e painting, the expression or object of the painting is expres…