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Dylan In Blue
Dylan In Blue

Dylan In Blue

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Navy  Blue
David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Navy  Blue

David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Navy Blue

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liz Taylor Cleopatra (black)

Liz Taylor Cleopatra (black)

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Liz Taylor Cleopatra

Liz Taylor Cleopatra

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot (Pink)

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot (Pink)

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Japanese Four Panel Screen Tibetan Mountain Monastery
Japanese Four Panel Screen Tibetan Mountain Monastery

Japanese Four Panel Screen Tibetan Mountain Monastery

Located in Hudson, NY

Executed in ink on paper, the work masterfully combines traditional Japanese ink painting techniques (sumi-e) with a distinctly Tibetan subject matter, creating a piece that is both ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Vintage Chinese Export Eggshell Porcelain Vase
Vintage Chinese Export Eggshell Porcelain Vase

Vintage Chinese Export Eggshell Porcelain Vase

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the background are trees and a rocky outcropping in a style reminiscent of sumi-e (ink wash painting). The neck of the vase has black geometric decoration around its circumferenc...

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Bob Dylan (Yellow)
Bob Dylan (Yellow)

Bob Dylan (Yellow)

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Amy, Back to Black, London.

Amy, Back to Black, London.

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Rice Paper

Dylan In Red
Dylan In Red

Dylan In Red

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Black
David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Black

David Bowie Rebel Rebel in Black

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot

Marilyn :Some Like it Hot

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s Portrait Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rock n Roll Hootchie Koo

Rock n Roll Hootchie Koo

By Zane Fix

Located in East Hampton, NY

Original pieces are labor and time intensive; utilizing techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr. Fix uses brush, p...

Category

2010s 85 New Wave Figurative Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Archival Ink

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.

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 illustrating an ethereal mountainous landscape at the seashore containing buildin...

Category

Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Alphonse Mucha Pair of "Byzantine Heads" Lithographs
Alphonse Mucha Pair of "Byzantine Heads" Lithographs

Alphonse Mucha Pair of "Byzantine Heads" Lithographs

Located in New York, NY

In this version, the rarest of all variants, Mucha adds a background of a sumi-e (japanese ink painting) of a bushel of bamboo, and two calendarium's, empty panels for a calendar, in...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Landscape by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.

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 illustrating a rocky seaside landscape containing buildings, vegetation and ship m...

Category

Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Floor Lamp by Gentner Design
Floor Lamp by Gentner Design

Floor Lamp by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

K16 Japanese Antiques A silk hanging scroll of Cow painted with box
K16 Japanese Antiques A silk hanging scroll of Cow painted with box

K16 Japanese Antiques A silk hanging scroll of Cow painted with box

Located in Niiza, JP

Color on silk, Scroll head: resin Image size: 510(W) x 440(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 660(W) x 1400(H) [mm] Box size: 80(W) x 80(H) x 740(D) [mm] 930g Estimated packing size: 150(W) x ...

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20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Resin, Paper

Tube Table Lamp by Gentner Design
Tube Table Lamp by Gentner Design

Tube Table Lamp by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Tube Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design
Tube Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design

Tube Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tube Darkened Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design
Tube Darkened Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design

Tube Darkened Brass Wall Lamp by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Tube Sconce by Gentner Design
Tube Sconce by Gentner Design

Tube Sconce by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line.

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

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

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.
Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Antique Japanese Suibokuga Sage Painting by Kano Tokinobu, 17th century. A sumi-e ink on paper painting illustrating an acolyte at a riverbank.

Category

Antique 1670s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Japanese antique white-glazed sake bottle / [Satsuma ware] vase / 1700-1800s
Japanese antique white-glazed sake bottle / [Satsuma ware] vase / 1700-1800s

Japanese antique white-glazed sake bottle / [Satsuma ware] vase / 1700-1800s

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

Although it is all white, the shades of the glaze give it an atmosphere like a sumi-e painting. One of the charms of white Satsuma ware is the very fine cracks in the glaze called "k...

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Vases

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Hidaka Tetsuo with Wood Storage Box

By Hidaka Tetsuo

Located in Atlanta, GA

A hanging ink (Sumi-e) silk scroll by Japanese Zen artist Hidaka Tetsuo (1791-1871).

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Hiroshi Honda Signed Japanese American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting
Hiroshi Honda Signed Japanese American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting

Hiroshi Honda Signed Japanese American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting

Located in Studio City, CA

He was sent to Kumamoto, Japan at age six for schooling and help with the family business, and while there studied sumi-e ink painting. As a young man, he was conscripted into the Ja...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"
A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Palimpsest"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A one of a kind 12x24 Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.

Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 6"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A 17" diameter Conceptually Alternative Processed Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper executed by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purch...

Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"
A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"

A Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 2"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A one of a kind 12" x 18" Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided up...

Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Emptiness is Form 5"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A one of a kind 14" diameter Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its p...

Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

D19 Japanese antiques Panel painting: Dragon and hawk design, ink painting
D19 Japanese antiques Panel painting: Dragon and hawk design, ink painting

D19 Japanese antiques Panel painting: Dragon and hawk design, ink painting

Located in Niiza, JP

Size: Depth *3cm Width *95cm Height *175cm 9kg Estimated packing size: (Sandwich with 5-10mm plywood) 10 × 102 × 185cm 25kg A Japanese sliding door painted on both sides One side ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A one of a kind 20x11.25 Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purch...

Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

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

Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850
Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850

Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850

Located in TORQUAY, AU

The brushwork here is exemplary, showing the fluid, expressive sumi-e (ink wash) lines in the robes, contrasted with the fine, controlled draftsmanship of the face and hands.  

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Teak

"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange
"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange

"Hatatatedai" Hiroshi Honda, Japanese Hawaiian, Monumental Fish Painting, Orange

Located in New York, NY

He was sent to Kumamoto at age six to study and help with the family business, and while there studied sumi-e ink painting. He was conscripted into the Japanese Air Force as a young ...

Category

1940s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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 took up Japanese sumi (or sumi-e) painting under Master Chiuro Obata for a period twenty years between 1955 and 1975.

Category

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

Materials

Steel, Wrought Iron

Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th c Edo Scroll by Seiki Yokoyama Landscape Shijo
Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th c Edo Scroll by Seiki Yokoyama Landscape Shijo

Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th c Edo Scroll by Seiki Yokoyama Landscape Shijo

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Maruyama Ōkyo was an experienced and expert painter of sumi-e ink paintings, and accomplished a great degree of realism in his creations, emphasizing direct observation of depicted s...

Category

Antique 19th Century Edo Paintings

Materials

Silk

'Travelers at Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
'Travelers at Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo

'Travelers at Kanaya', After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo

By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A crisp and fresh image with good color, printed on traditional Washi paper and showing delicate bokashi gradation of sumi ink in the horizon and upper sky. Sheet dimensions: 8.25"H ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

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Sumi E For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact sumi e you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 40 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect sumi e 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. Adding a sumi e to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, blue, brown and more. Creating a sumi e has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Ryan Rivadeneyra, Chaco Terada, Kind of Cyan, Jeff Conroy and Mari Ito are consistently popular. 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 Sumi E?

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.