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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

Legs For Days - Three Octopuses in Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
sumi ink then "prints" it onto a brightly painted yellow archival kraft paper. He then embellishes the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival 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

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

Rag Paper, Sumi Ink

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

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

Rag Paper, Sumi Ink

Anim
H 11 in W 15 in
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

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

Sumi Ink, Watercolor

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

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

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

Original, 1980s, Sumi Ink Drawing
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Original, signed and dated, Sumi ink drawing by listed Japanese-American artist, Sueo Sarisawa
Category

Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Ink

Original, 1980s, Sumi Ink Drawing
Original, 1980s, Sumi Ink Drawing
H 36.25 in W 28.25 in D 1 in
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

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

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

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

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

Wood Panel, Oil

Rubbarb - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Quicksilver - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Layna by David Mack, Sumi-e brush and ink life drawing
By David Mack
Located in Chicago, IL
Sumi-e brush and ink life drawing of Layna by David Mack, 2012. David Mack is a New York Times Best
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Ink

Goldilocks, Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Berry Cobbler - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Malaga Sunset - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Resplendent Rascal - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Red Rum - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Blue Curaçao - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Tobasco - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Cilantro - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Puppypus - Pastel - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Gucci Ray - Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper, Original Artwork, Gyotaku Style
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
void. To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist applies sumi ink to a sting ray he caught
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Sumi Ink

Goldilocks - Green Goblin - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Block Island Merlot - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Red Moon Rising - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Cobblestone - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Carnivale - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Apples and Oranges - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Creeping Blue Ring - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Studio 54 - Bananarama - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Mr. Bubbles, Goldfinger - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Large Original Sumi Ink Drawing, 1970s
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Original, signed and dated, Sumi ink-on-rice-paper drawing by listed Japanese-American artist, Sueo
Category

Vintage 1970s American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Large Original Sumi Ink Drawing, 1970s
Large Original Sumi Ink Drawing, 1970s
H 40.25 in W 30.25 in D 1 in
Mr. Bubbles - Anarchy - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Goldilocks - Flaming Hot - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Studio 54 - Grape - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Fontainebleau - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Sea Fan - Gumball - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Two small octopi are inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Goldilocks - Blue Moon - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

SAKURA Front 2, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
SAKURA Front 2, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork Chaco Terada, originally from
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

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Japanese Sumi Ink For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact japanese sumi ink you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Old Masters style, while we also have 7 Old Masters versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect japanese sumi ink among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right japanese sumi ink for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige, gray, brown and black. There have been many interesting japanese sumi ink examples over the years, but those made by Jeff Conroy, Mari Ito, Kind of Cyan, Elizabeth Keith and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in ink, sumi ink and paper — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Japanese Sumi Ink?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a japanese sumi ink in our inventory may begin at $150 and can go as high as $35,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,850.