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Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tea ceremony woven round bamboo basket with handle used for storing charcoal. The inside lining is lacquered. Comes with
signed tomobako by artist Tokyusai. His signature is also on...
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it onto Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then "prints" it
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Grape of Wrath - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Purple Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sumi ink then
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Vector Group No. 53
By Vargas-Suarez Universal
Located in New York, NY
Vector Group No. 53 (2014)
oil enamel, Japanese Sumi ink and gouache on artist's hand-made cotton
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Vector Group No. 61
By Vargas-Suarez Universal
Located in New York, NY
Vargas-Suarez Universal
Vector Group No. 61 (2014)
oil enamel, Japanese Sumi ink and gouache on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Sumi-e No 04 - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper
By Lynne Fernie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
, the shapes and characters in this horizontal format image references Japanese Sumi-e brush writing
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Latex, Archival Paper
Cat, Beacon, NY, 2020
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Figure A7, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink
Taurus (Bull)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Spirit Animal, Horse 3, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Sprung ( Cat )
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Jungle (Jaguar)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Savanna 2 (Elephant)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Anim
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Hunted (Moose)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Figure A7
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
Spirit Animal, Elephant, Beacon, NY, 2019
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Figure A3, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Figure A15, Beacon, NY, 2002
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink
Autumn shade, Mixed Media, Japanese Visual Artist, Nature, Disegno, Hatching
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
hatching technique using Japanese sumi ink and acrylic. Through this technique, he investigates the
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
H 23.63 in W 59.06 in D 1.97 in
Winter Air, Mixed Media Paper, Japanese Visual Artist, Sheep, Disegno, Hatching
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
hatching technique using Japanese sumi ink and acrylic. Through this technique, he investigates the
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese sumi ink calligraphy Buddhist mandala mounted as a paper hanging scroll known as
Category
Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
piece features his hand-painted brushwork. Edwards was inspired by Japanese Sumi and Abstract
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 3 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Sumi ink painting with light color wash mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
Materials
Silk, Paper
Panthera V (Panther)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sumatran 1 (Tiger)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Savanna (Zebras)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Spirit (Jaguar)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Approach (Horse)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sumatran 2 (Tiger)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition
By Yasuomi Hashimura
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
traditional Japanese ink painting, or "sumi-e." Scholars have referred to this blend of painting techniques
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Smile" 2020
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Smile" 2020
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper 22 x 28 inches
About the artist
Pitanius was
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Nature" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisition Travels
Praised as "the crown of poets from the eastern
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
"Tama, Mimi, Chan" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Modernist Still Life, Cats
Located in New York, NY
University in Tokyo. Self-taught in sumi-e, he left Japan in 1914 to further his study of art throughout Asia
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Ceramic Sun" 2022
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Ceramic Sun" 2022
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper. 28" x 22" inches.
Artwork comes with the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
"Magical Realism" 2021
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Magical Realism" 2021
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper. 22" x 28" inches.
Artwork comes with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
"Paper Doll" 2017
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Paper Doll" 2017
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper 14 x 17 inches
About the artist
Pitanius
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
"Pastel Sorrow" 2014
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Pastel Sorrow" 2014
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper 27 x 39 inches
About the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
"Almost Beautiful Thought" 2021
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Almost Beautiful Thought" 2021
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper 22 x 28 inches
About the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
"Dandelion" 2020
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Dandelion" 2020
Japanese Sumi Ink and Charcoal on Paper 14 x 17 inches
About the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
"Dancing In The Dust" 2020
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
"Dancing In The Dust" 2020
Japanese Sumi Ink on Paper 14 x 17 inches
About the artist
Pitanius
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
"Breathe" 2018
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Breathe" 2018
Japanese Sumi Ink and charcoal on canvas 14 x 18 inches
About the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Sumi Ink, Canvas
"Tree" 2013
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "Tree" 2013
Japanese Sumi Ink and Gouache on Paper
26 x 38 inches
About the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink, Gouache
Life Spiral, Beacon, NY, 2020
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Spring, 2009
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Tasmania, Aquatic, 2009
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Tasmania, Spiral, Beacon, NY, 2009
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Clay
Indian Summer, Hudson Valley, NY, 2020
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Sumi ink on thick, handmade watercolor paper, Kinney’s Figure Series illustrates the inextricable
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Nasturtiums" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Flowers
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"A and A" 2017
By Pitanius
Located in New York, NY
Pitanius "A and A" 2017
Japanese Sumi Ink and Acrylic on Canvas.
Artwork comes with the frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange
By Kenzō Tange
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
designed and produced in 1957 for the Sumi Memorial Hall in Aichi (Japan).
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
"Cumbres Pass, Colorado" Chuzo Tamotzu, 1956 Intense Color, Modernist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
and resided there for twenty one years. He mastered the art techniques of Japanese Sumi ink, pastel
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Shiryu Morita 'Ki-Return' Sumi Ink on Paper Calligraphic Drawing
By Shiryu Morita
Located in Sharon, CT
Important work by this founding member of the Bokujin group. Signed lower right with the artists seal. Measures: 21" x 14".
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Lorraine Crawford, Berkeley California Brutalist Iron Sculpture, ca 1960s
By Lorraine Crawford
Located in Cathedral City, CA
California in Berkeley from 1951- 1953.
Crawford took up Japanese sumi (or sumi-e) painting under Master
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Boneco De Pau, Brazil, 1997
By Barnaby Hall
Located in Hudson, NY
like pieces of a puzzle. Kinney's collection of ink wash paintings in Japanese Sumi ink and watercolor
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
I Dreamed by Rene Ricard: abstract yellow and black brushwork with poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
". Ricard's cursive is reminiscent of Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings, an association enhanced by the use of
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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