Sumi-e: The Iconography of Japan dup-review-publication Kevin O’Brien

Kevin O’Brien

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Sumi-e: The Iconography of Japan dup-review-publication Kevin O’BrienThe pinnacle of Japanese sumi e painting, from great masters such as Sessh and Tohaku to fantastical painters such as Shohaku and Jakuch. 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