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Sumi-e Brushes and Bowl - Still Life by Elizabeth Harrington
Located in Soquel, CA
Sumi-e Brushes and Bowl - Still Life by Elizabeth Harrington Vibrant still life of Sumi-e Brushes
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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

Rare Japanese Sumi-E Lacquer Inro Yamada Jokasai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
gold background. Sumi-e togidashi (ink togidashi) technique, in combination with Hiramaki-e, were
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Maria, Metropolis by David Mack, Sumi-e brush and ink silent fIlm drawing
By David Mack
Located in Chicago, IL
David Mack’s sumi-e brush and ink drawing of Maria from Fritz Lang’s 1927 German Expressionist sci
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Sumi Ink

An Alternative Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper, "Cultivation of Silence"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 39x39 Alternative Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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

'Geese on a Lake', Chinese scroll, calligraphy, Sumi-e, Song, Yuan Dynasty
By Ren Renfa
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Chinese School, 20th century; After Ren Renfa (Qinglongzhen, 1255-1328). Signed center right in Chinese with artist chop mark for 'Yueshan Daoren' 月山道人, brush name for Ren Renfa. (Q...
Category

Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Plywood

Antique Japanese Kano School Painting by Yosenin Korenobu
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Six-panel Kano School tiger screen by Yosenin Korenobu (1753-1808). Sumi-e ink on paper, late 18th
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

Japanese Two Panel Screen Ink Painting of Banana Leaves on Mulberry Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
background. Ink painting (sumi-e) on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Okyo. Calligraphy reads: 1787 middle of
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese Two-Panel Screen Ink Painting of Palm Trees on Paper
Located in Hudson, NY
painting of Japanese windmill palm trees. Ink painting (sumi-e) on mulberry paper. Signature reads: Okyo
Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper, Silk, Wood

Japanese Six Panel Screen: Ink Painting of a Weathered Pine Tree
Located in Hudson, NY
Meiji period (1868 - 1912) sumi-e (or ink painting) on paper of a venerable pine tree with limbs
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Tube Desk/Table Lamp, Handmade in Brass by Christopher Gentner
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one
Category

2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Quail Hawk Study
By Jane Rosen
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
. Painted with Gouache and Sumi-e Japanese Ink on handmade paper. These studies were for her handblown
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Untitled
Located in Provincetown, MA
, Fernando Botero, naive art, modern art, and expressionism, to later works in sumi e ink that were more
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled
H 22.25 in W 29.5 in
Japanese Two-Panel Screen: Ink Landscape on Silk
By Shunyu
Located in Hudson, NY
. Signed: Shunyu. Ink painting (sumi-e) on silk with a silk brocade border.
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Japanese Two Panel Screen Suiboku Landscape in Sesshu Style
Located in Hudson, NY
lines. Sesshu Toyo style painting, famous for his ink paintings. Sumi-e (ink painting) on mulberry paper
Category

Antique 16th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Edo Two-Panel Screen of Japanese Macaques in the Style of Mori Sosen
Located in New York, NY
. Sumi-e ink and minimal pigments on mulberry paper with double border in gold and silk brocade. Paloma
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold

Floral Watercolor Painting
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Floral Watercolor Painting
Floral Watercolor Painting
H 14.97 in W 12.21 in D 0.01 in
Hand Painted Dragonfly
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Hand Painted Dragonfly
Hand Painted Dragonfly
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 0.01 in
Floral Watercolor Painting
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic

Floral Watercolor Painting
Floral Watercolor Painting
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 0.01 in
Poppies Watercolor
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic

Poppies Watercolor
Poppies Watercolor
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 0.01 in
Original Bamboo Watercolor
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic

Original Bamboo Watercolor
Original Bamboo Watercolor
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.01 in
Night Rose
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Night Rose
Night Rose
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.01 in
21st Century Watercolor Scarabeo
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic

21st Century Watercolor Scarabeo
21st Century Watercolor Scarabeo
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.01 in
Stick Insect Watercolor Painting
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Stick Insect Watercolor Painting
Stick Insect Watercolor Painting
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.01 in
Scarabeo Watercolor Painting
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Paper, Acrylic

Scarabeo Watercolor Painting
Scarabeo Watercolor Painting
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.01 in
21st Century Watercolor Giraffe
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

21st Century Watercolor Giraffe
21st Century Watercolor Giraffe
H 59.06 in W 41.34 in D 0.01 in
Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Wallpaper

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Cotton

Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
H 102.37 in W 23.63 in D 0.01 in
Oasis, Hand Painted Wallpaper
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Oasis, Hand Painted Wallpaper
Oasis, Hand Painted Wallpaper
H 94.49 in W 34.65 in D 0.01 in
Hand Painted Wallpaper "Sakura", Set of Three - Made in Spain
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
sumi-e technique has been used. The work has been entirely hand painted on 100% natural cotton paper
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Water Reflection", Set of Three
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
sumi-e technique has been used. The work has been entirely hand painted on 100% natural cotton paper
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Ferryside, Boddinick, Cornwall, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By James Presley
Located in Yardley, PA
home brought. I have used Japanese watercolour and sumi-e to create the original. :: Painting
Category

2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Nude original Lithograph EA by Alain Bonnefoit
By Alain Bonnefoit
Located in Pasadena, CA
form. In the early 1970s, Bonnefoit traveled to Japan, where he learned about sumi-e—an ink technique
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Handpainted Wallpaper "Magnolio", Set of Three
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Magnolio", Set of Three
Handpainted Wallpaper "Magnolio", Set of Three
H 86.62 in W 34.65 in D 0.01 in
Handpainted Wallpaper "Libélula", Set of Three
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Bamboo Forest", Set of Three
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Bauhinia", Set of Three
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Bauhinia", Set of Three
Handpainted Wallpaper "Bauhinia", Set of Three
H 86.62 in W 34.65 in D 0.01 in
Hand Painted Wallpaper "Poppy", Set of Two
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Hand Painted Wallpaper "Poppy", Set of Two
Hand Painted Wallpaper "Poppy", Set of Two
H 86.62 in W 34.65 in D 0.01 in
Lithograph signed by Alain Bonnefoit
Located in Paris, FR
to master the "Sumi-e" black ink painting technique. Alain Bonnefoit has had over 200 solo
Category

Vintage 1980s French Prints

Materials

Paper

Lithograph signed by Alain Bonnefoit
Lithograph signed by Alain Bonnefoit
H 28.35 in W 36.62 in D 0.79 in
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 1"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 10x10 Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper executed by
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Antique Set Of Calligraphic Ink Blocks, Japanese, 8 Pieces, Meiji, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
for grinding on an ink stone with a small amount of water Such ink is the basis of the famous Sumi-e
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Desk Sets

Materials

Composition

Handpainted Wallpaper "Bamboo"
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particularly ideal as an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Wallpaper

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Paper

Handpainted Wallpaper "Bamboo"
Handpainted Wallpaper "Bamboo"
H 90.56 in W 35.83 in D 0.01 in
Sumie-e, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Sumi-e is a Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting by Alexandre Valette who has a master degree in Art
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Audrey
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, pen, ink and wax pencils on various
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Audrey
H 17 in W 11 in
Lucky Gun
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, pen, ink and wax pencils on various
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Audrey
H 17 in W 11 in
Bob Dylan (Yellow)
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bob Dylan (Yellow)
Bob Dylan (Yellow)
H 17 in W 11 in D 0.01 in
Amy, Back to Black, London.
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rice Paper

Dylan In Red
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dylan In Red
Dylan In Red
H 17 in W 11 in
Dylan In Blue
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dylan In Blue
Dylan In Blue
H 17 in W 11 in
David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Black
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Navy Blue
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot (Pink)
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Barbra Streisand
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liz Taylor Cleopatra (black)
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liz Taylor Cleopatra
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

I Love Lucy
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi
Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

I Love Lucy
H 17 in W 11 in
Rock n Roll Hootchie Koo
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s 85 New Wave Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rice Paper

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu. 17th century. A sumi-e ink on paper painting
Category

Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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A sumi e can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,279, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $46,000.