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Brake, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Brake, unique photograph on silk with sumi ink brushwork Chaco Terada's relationship with photo
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

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

'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

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

Shades of Flower
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Waiting for the Fairy 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Veil for the Memories
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Shape of Heart
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Waiting for the Fairy 2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Waiting for the Fairy 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Reverberation
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Epilogue
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Pigment, Silk, Sumi Ink

Night Player
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Memory Bouquet
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

Dialogue
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment

In the Dream L
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
Silence" are made using the process she developed that incorporates multiple layers of silk organza, sumi
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Rendezvous with Darkness
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Dew 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Flame of Life
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment, Silk

Garden Without Spacetime F2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Garden Without Spacetime F1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Dew 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Introspection H 4
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Introspection H 2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Pigment, Sumi Ink

Light Creates Shade III
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
fashion. Printed on two layered silk screens bound and separated by mats, her images literally hold light
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silk, Sumi Ink

Nocturne I
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
fashion. Printed on two layered silk screens bound and separated by mats, her images literally hold light
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silk, Sumi Ink

Element III
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
fashion. Printed on two layered silk screens bound and separated by mats, her images literally hold light
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silk, Sumi Ink

The Moon Lay 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

In the Dream F
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

For the Celebration
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

Nishiki 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

For the Anniversary
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

Nishiki 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Color Photography

Materials

Silk, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink

Wall Canvas 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
layers of silk organza, sumi ink, mineral pigments, and archival pigment printing. Each is unique
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Wall Canvas 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
layers of silk organza, sumi ink, mineral pigments, and archival pigment printing. Each is unique
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Wind Blues 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an archival pigment print on 3 layers of silk organza with sumi ink and mineral pigments
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Wind Blues 3
Wind Blues 3
H 11.63 in W 10.5 in
House of the Poet 4
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Little Fox 2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 5
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Nuance 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment, Silk

Nuance 1
H 9.75 in W 7.25 in
Nuance 5
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Nuance 5
H 9.75 in W 7.25 in
Sounds of Silhouette
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 3
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

To the Flow 1
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My work uses the Japanese and Chinese calligraphic characters that I have practiced since childhood. I take a line from one character, and when that brushstroke is made it tells me w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

To the Flow 2
By Chaco Terada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
practiced since childhood. I take a line from one character, and when that brushstroke is made it tells me where the next one should be placed. This method of working is untraditiona...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Sumi Ink, Archival Pigment

Mountain Landscape
By Hijikata Torei
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ink and gold on paper silk mounted to hanging scroll Brush wash scroll Signed Torei sha
Materials

Sumi Ink

Japanese Six Panel Screen Bulls in a Gentle Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
Sumi (ink) painting of bulls next to a stream with minimal colors on mulberry paper with silk
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

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

Japanese Nihonga Painting 19th c Edo Scroll by Seiki Yokoyama Landscape Shijo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
experienced and expert painter of sumi-e ink paintings, and accomplished a great degree of realism in his
Category

Antique 19th Century Edo Paintings

Materials

Silk

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mountain Landscape With Cedar and Pine on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Kano School painting, reminiscent of early Kano School paintings, in sumi (ink) and minimal
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Located in Hudson, NY
plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border, good condition
Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Open Ocean
H 72 in W 150 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Six-Panel Screen Plovers in Flight Over Coastal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
, circa 1870, painting of plovers flying over cresting waves. Sumi ink on mulberry paper with a silk
Category

Antique 1870s Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

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

'Two Dutch Ships Anchored in the Bay of Nagasaki' by Kawahara Keiga '1786-1860'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Kawahara Keiga (1786 - c. 1860) Two Dutch ships anchored in the bay of Nagasaki Sumi ink and
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

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

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

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

Pair of large Japanese byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with dragon & tiger pairing
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Like the tiger, he is looking upward in anticipation. Black ink (sumi) and some colour on paper. Both
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper

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Sumi Silk For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact sumi silk 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 13 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect sumi silk 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 silk 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, black, brown and more. Creating a sumi silk has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Chaco Terada and Ren Renfa are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in fabric, ink and silk can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Sumi Silk?

The price for a sumi silk in our collection starts at $350 and tops out at $7,500 with the average selling for $1,800.