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Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago
Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago

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
Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus

Cheetahpus - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Cheetah Patterned Octopus

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

Jeff Conroy Cheetahpus sumi ink and watercolor on mulberry paper 25h x 36.50w in 63.50h x 92.71w cm JEC080 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" me...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper

Vector Group No. 53
Vector Group No. 53

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 paper 30 x 23 inches (unframed)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Vector Group No. 61

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 artist's hand-made cotton paper 30 x 23 inches (unframed)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Sumi-e No 04 - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper
Sumi-e No 04 - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper

Sumi-e No 04 - black and white, minimalist, gestural, abstract acrylic on paper

By Lynne Fernie

Located in Bloomfield, ON

In its graphic simplicity, the shapes and characters in this horizontal format image references Japanese Sumi-e brush writing. Lynne Fernie is a Toronto artist, OCAD honours gradua...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Latex, Archival Paper

Japanese Black and White Glazed Ceramic Vase with Abstract Botanical Motif
Japanese Black and White Glazed Ceramic Vase with Abstract Botanical Motif

Japanese Black and White Glazed Ceramic Vase with Abstract Botanical Motif

Located in Fukuoka, JP

The bold contrast and organic flow of the decoration evoke a sense of movement, recalling Japanese sumi-e ink painting or woodblock print aesthetics.

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period

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 Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period
Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Meiji Period

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 Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl

By Joel Edwards

Located in Studio City, CA

Edwards was inspired by Japanese Sumi and Abstract Expressionist painters and this bowl exemplifies this.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period
Early Japanese Gohonzon Buddhist Calligraphy Mandala Scroll Edo Period

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 Kakejiku or sometimes Moji mandala.

Category

Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei

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 (Kakejiku).

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Mountain Landscape
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Mountain Landscape

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Mountain Landscape

Located in Hudson, NY

Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Sagawa Kakoku. Poem on upper right reads: Sounds of cicadas, in mountain valleys and t...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Snow Scene
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Snow Scene

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Sumi-e Snow Scene

Located in Hudson, NY

Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature and seal read: Sagawa Kakoku. Poem on upper left reads: Stormy valleys in high mountains with more ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Lacquer, Paper

"Smile" 2020
"Smile" 2020

"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 born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition
Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition

Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition

By Yasuomi Hashimura

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

This work is part of Asian artist Yasuomi "Hashi" Hashimura’s ongoing "Future Déjà Vu" series, which features abstracted images of historic sculpture, architecture, and landscape fro...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Landscape Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Ceramic Sun" 2022
"Ceramic Sun" 2022

"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 frame.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

"Magical Realism" 2021
"Magical Realism" 2021

"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 the frame.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

"Paper Doll" 2017
"Paper Doll" 2017

"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 was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

"Pastel Sorrow" 2014
"Pastel Sorrow" 2014

"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 Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

"Almost Beautiful Thought" 2021
"Almost Beautiful Thought" 2021

"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 artist Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink

Japanese Asian Chinese Four Panel Folding Byobu Sumi Ink Screen Buddhist Monk
Japanese Asian Chinese Four Panel Folding Byobu Sumi Ink Screen Buddhist Monk

Japanese Asian Chinese Four Panel Folding Byobu Sumi Ink Screen Buddhist Monk

Located in Studio City, CA

The subdued, quite sophisticated sumi ink wash coloring and fluid hand-painted brush strokes (characteristic of the Suibokuga tradition) really makes this rather an attractive origin...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint, Paper

"Dandelion" 2020
"Dandelion" 2020

"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 Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink

"Dancing In The Dust" 2020
"Dancing In The Dust" 2020

"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 was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink

"Breathe" 2018
"Breathe" 2018

"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 artist Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Sumi Ink, Canvas

"Tree" 2013
"Tree" 2013

"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 Pitanius was born in 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Sumi Ink, Gouache

Japanese Bold Antique Buddhist Nature Six Panel Screen Hand Painted Sumi Ink
Japanese Bold Antique Buddhist Nature Six Panel Screen Hand Painted Sumi Ink

Japanese Bold Antique Buddhist Nature Six Panel Screen Hand Painted Sumi Ink

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper with bold strokes in Sumi Ink prose "Buddhist Nature" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form.

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)
Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)

Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Nakajima Kahô (1866-1939) Sparrows Ink on paper Signed: Kahô sha and dated: Taishô, Year of the Sheep, early spring Japan. Kyoto, early spring 1919 Maruyama School painting 31.8...

Category

1910s Showa Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Garden's Upper Story, Original Painting
The Garden's Upper Story, Original Painting

The Garden's Upper Story, Original Painting

By Catherine McCargar

Located in San Francisco, CA

She paints the foreground with careful detail and suggests the background by her deft brushwork reminiscent of Japanese sumi-e painting.About the ArtistImpressionist artist Catherine...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Watercolor

Silver and Blue Iris Triptych (3 botanical cyanotypes, 24 x 18 in. each)
Silver and Blue Iris Triptych (3 botanical cyanotypes, 24 x 18 in. each)

Silver and Blue Iris Triptych (3 botanical cyanotypes, 24 x 18 in. each)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

The separate compositions of hand-arranged freshly cut flowers were inspired by Japanese sumi ink paintings. The flowers are the long-stemmed wild iris (iris douglasiana) that grow a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work
"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work

"Dahlias" Chiura Obata, Japanese American, Red and Blue Delicate Floral Work

By Chiura Obata

Located in New York, NY

This goal was reflected in his embrace of the Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western naturalism.

Category

1940s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"A and A" 2017
"A and A" 2017

"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

Shiryu Morita 'Ki-Return' Sumi Ink on Paper Calligraphic Drawing
Shiryu Morita 'Ki-Return' Sumi Ink on Paper Calligraphic Drawing

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

Vintage Bud Weed Vase Bird Decor, American Studio Pottery
Vintage Bud Weed Vase Bird Decor, American Studio Pottery

Vintage Bud Weed Vase Bird Decor, American Studio Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

They work with both porcelain and stoneware; Barbara decorates each piece by hand, using techniques derived from Japanese sumi-e brushwork. Highly decorative, sculptural vase with m...

Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Lorraine Crawford, Berkeley California Brutalist Iron Sculpture, ca 1960s
Lorraine Crawford, Berkeley California Brutalist Iron Sculpture, ca 1960s

Lorraine Crawford, Berkeley California Brutalist Iron Sculpture, ca 1960s

By Lorraine Crawford

Located in Cathedral City, CA

Crawford also attended the University of California in Berkeley from 1951- 1953. Crawford took up Japanese sumi (or sumi-e) painting under Master Chiuro Obata for a period twenty ye...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Morning Glory in a flower pot, sumi-e ink, scroll (#000721)

Morning Glory in a flower pot, sumi-e ink, scroll (#000721)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

The flowers reveal their beauty, just as the sun has created them, day after day.” by Sampu Signed: Kahô Japan, Kyôto, January 1935 Ink drawing (sumi-e) Maruyama School painting Ink ...

Category

Early 20th Century Showa Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Vague Downward
Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Vague Downward

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Vague Downward

By Tomo Sakurai

Located in Paris, IDF

Gesso, acrylic, sumi-ink & paper on canvas Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Canvas, Paper, Sumi Ink

Little Desires -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Little Desires -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

Little Desires -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

By Mari Ito

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Full title: "Origin of Desire: Little Desires " The artwork is made on a wooden panel with Japanese paper, Oguni washi, pigment, sumi and nikawa glue.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Quiet Wishes -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Quiet Wishes -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

Quiet Wishes -21st Cent, Contemporary Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

By Mari Ito

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Full title: "Origin of Desire: Quiet Wishes " The artwork is made on a wooden panel with Japanese paper, Oguni washi, pigment, sumi and nikawa glue.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Funny - 21stC, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Funny - 21stC, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials

Funny - 21stC, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials

By Mari Ito

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made with traditional practices, techniques and materials. She moved to Barcelona (Spain) i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Inner Space
Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Inner Space

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Inner Space

By Tomo Sakurai

Located in Paris, IDF

Gesso, medium, acrylic, sumi-ink, glass on canvas Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Glass, Sumi Ink, Acrylic

Pancake Brunch -21st Cent., Contemporary, Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Pancake Brunch -21st Cent., Contemporary, Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

Pancake Brunch -21st Cent., Contemporary, Japan, Fantasy, Natural Materials

By Mari Ito

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Full title: "Origin of Desire: A Pancake Brunch with All the Toppings " The artwork is made on a wooden panel with Japanese paper, Oguni washi, pigment, sumi and nikawa glue.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

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Ebonized Cherry Hand Carved Coffee Table by CFP
Ebonized Cherry Hand Carved Coffee Table by CFP

Ebonized Cherry Hand Carved Coffee Table by CFP

Unavailable

H 12.5 in W 32 in D 26 in

Ebonized Cherry Hand Carved Coffee Table by CFP

Located in San Diego, CA

Solid Cherry coffee table ebonized with Japanese Sumi ink. Features a hand-carved edge throughout.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Cherry

Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange
Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange

Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange

Unavailable

H 30.71 in W 22.05 in D 21.26 in

Set of six chairs from the Sumi Memorial Hall by Kenzo Tange

By Kenzō Tange

Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France

Model designed and produced in 1957 for the Sumi Memorial Hall in Aichi (Japan).

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Elizabeth Keith, Street Scene, Soochow in Kiangsu, Japanese Woodblock Print
Elizabeth Keith, Street Scene, Soochow in Kiangsu, Japanese Woodblock Print

Elizabeth Keith, Street Scene, Soochow in Kiangsu, Japanese Woodblock Print

By Elizabeth Keith

Located in London, GB

Artist: Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) Title: Street Scene, Soochow in Kiangsu Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Date: 1924 Size: 39.5 x 27.4 cm Condition report: Minor creases and stains, ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Elizabeth Keith, Lama Temple, Peking, Japanese Woodblock Print, Modern Art
Elizabeth Keith, Lama Temple, Peking, Japanese Woodblock Print, Modern Art

Elizabeth Keith, Lama Temple, Peking, Japanese Woodblock Print, Modern Art

By Elizabeth Keith

Located in London, GB

Artist: Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) Title: Lama Temple, Peking Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Date: 1922 Size: 26.1 x 38.3 cm Condition report: Minor creases and stains, slight discol...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Hiroshige I Ando, Shirasuka, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo
Hiroshige I Ando, Shirasuka, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo

Hiroshige I Ando, Shirasuka, Landscape, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Edo

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in London, GB

Artist: Hiroshige I Ando (1797-1858) Title: 33. Shirasuka Series: Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Publisher: Hoei-do Date: c.1833-1834 Condition: Several pinholes. Light creases....

Category

Early 19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniteru III Utagawa, Peach Garden, Three Kingdoms, Japanese Woodblock Print
Kuniteru III Utagawa, Peach Garden, Three Kingdoms, Japanese Woodblock Print

Kuniteru III Utagawa, Peach Garden, Three Kingdoms, Japanese Woodblock Print

By Kuniteru III Utagawa

Located in London, GB

Artist: Kuniteru III Utagawa (active 1886-1895) Title: Peach Garden Oath from Three Kingdoms Publisher: Yazawa Hisakichi Date: 1892 Size: (L) 36.8 x 24.9, (C) 36.9 x 24.8, (R) 36.9 x...

Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century
Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century

Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century

Located in New York, NY

Set of four antique Japanese Suibokuga by Kano Tokinobu, sumi-e ink on paper paintings illustrating an acolyte at a riverbank, two egrets and two landscapes containing buildings, tre...

Category

Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Mountain Waterfalls
Mountain Waterfalls

H.M. Saffer IIMountain Waterfalls

Unavailable

H 25 in W 20 in

Mountain Waterfalls

By H.M. Saffer II

Located in Charlotte, NC

After studying, working, and living in Paris, France for many years, he left for Japan in 1983 to study with Japanese masters. While in Japan, HM adapted his Sumi-e techniques by app...

Category

Late 20th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Barcelona Cathedral - 24k Gold and Minerals, Architecture, Gothic, Realism
Barcelona Cathedral - 24k Gold and Minerals, Architecture, Gothic, Realism

Barcelona Cathedral - 24k Gold and Minerals, Architecture, Gothic, Realism

By Maria Mitsumori

Located in Tokyo, JP

An original painting, made with 24k gold, natural and synthetic minerals, shells (calcium carbonate) and Sumi ink on Japanese paper mounted on a wood panel.

Category

2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Stone, Gold

Nikki Go Round Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas
Nikki Go Round Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

Nikki Go Round Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

By Guido Vrolix

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Not only that which exists physically but especially the memories and desires that surround it…” The Sumi take their inspiration from the traditional Japanese ink paintings Sumi-é, a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glaze, Oil

Monster II . Contemp, 21st Cent., Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas
Monster II . Contemp, 21st Cent., Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

Monster II . Contemp, 21st Cent., Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

By Guido Vrolix

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Not only that which exists physically but especially the memories and desires that surround it…” The Sumi take their inspiration from the traditional Japanese ink paintings Sumi-é, a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glaze, Oil

'Orange Grove' Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas
'Orange Grove' Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

'Orange Grove' Contemp, 21st Cent.Figurative painting, oil & glaze medium/canvas

By Guido Vrolix

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Not only that which exists physically but especially the memories and desires that surround it…” The Sumi take their inspiration from the traditional Japanese ink paintings Sumi-é, a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glaze, Oil

"The Kiss" contemp, 21st Cent. Figurative painting, oil&glaze medium on canvas
"The Kiss" contemp, 21st Cent. Figurative painting, oil&glaze medium on canvas

"The Kiss" contemp, 21st Cent. Figurative painting, oil&glaze medium on canvas

By Guido Vrolix

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Not only that which exists physically but especially the memories and desires that surround it…” The Sumi take their inspiration from the traditional Japanese ink paintings Sumi-é, a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glaze, Oil

Midnight Louvre - 24k Gold and Mineral Painting, Architecture Realism, Paris
Midnight Louvre - 24k Gold and Mineral Painting, Architecture Realism, Paris

Midnight Louvre - 24k Gold and Mineral Painting, Architecture Realism, Paris

By Maria Mitsumori

Located in Tokyo, JP

An original mineral painting, made with 24k gold, natural and synthetic minerals, sea shells (calcium carbonate), mica, and sumi ink on Japanese paper mounted on a wood panel.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Stone, Gold

The Birth of Energy (The Origin of Desire series)
The Birth of Energy (The Origin of Desire series)

Mari ItoThe Birth of Energy (The Origin of Desire series), 2015

Unavailable

H 28.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.99 in

The Birth of Energy (The Origin of Desire series)

By Mari Ito

Located in New York, NY

Mineral pigments, Nikawa glue, sumi-e, Japanese Oguni paper. Orientalism. Still life, flowers, Vibrant colours.

Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Ink, Pen, Watercolor

There are many layers within me (The Origin of Desire series)

There are many layers within me (The Origin of Desire series)

By Mari Ito

Located in New York, NY

Mineral pigments, Nikawa glue, sumi-e, Japanese Oguni paper. Japanese artist Mari Ito (Tokyo, 1980), who has been living in Barcelona since 2006, studied traditional Japanese pain...

Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Pen, Watercolor

The origin of Desire
The origin of Desire

Mari ItoThe origin of Desire, 2015

Unavailable

H 18.12 in W 14.97 in D 1.19 in

The origin of Desire

By Mari Ito

Located in New York, NY

Mineral pigments, Nikawa glue, sumi-e, Japanese Oguni paper. Orientalism. Still life, flowers, Vibrant colours.

Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Pen, Pencil

Water Mirrors II
Water Mirrors II

H.M. Saffer IIWater Mirrors II, 1996

Unavailable

H 23 in W 28.5 in

Water Mirrors II

By H.M. Saffer II

Located in Charlotte, NC

After studying, working, and living in Paris, France for many years, he left for Japan in 1983 to study with Japanese masters. While in Japan, HM adapted his Sumi-e techniques by app...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Jute, Gouache, Pigment

Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Warrior, Ukiyo-e Art, Folklore
Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Warrior, Ukiyo-e Art, Folklore

Yoshitoshi, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Warrior, Ukiyo-e Art, Folklore

By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Located in London, GB

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Encounter - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper

Encounter - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Koi Pond on Mulberry Paper

By Jeff Conroy

Located in Chicago, IL

In Japan, they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. W...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Frida Kahlopus: Blue House - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Frida Kahlopus: Blue House - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus

Frida Kahlopus: Blue House - 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 of black and white images of Frida Kahlo. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

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By Jeff Conroy

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A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

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Japanese Sumi For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the japanese sumi you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Find Old Masters versions now, or shop for Old Masters creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Finding the perfect japanese sumi may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a japanese sumi to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of beige, brown, gray, black and more. There have been many interesting japanese sumi examples over the years, but those made by Mari Ito, Jeff Conroy and Kind of Cyan are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in ink, sumi ink and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Japanese Sumi?

The price for a japanese sumi in our collection starts at $195 and tops out at $45,000 with the average selling for $1,850.