Sumi-E E-Book

Sumiko Knudsen

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 42

Beschreibung

"Sumi-E" is composed of the words "Sumi", which means "black ink", and "E", which means "picture". Sumi-E is thus a Japanese art, where the pictures are painted with black ink. Sumi-E was brought to Japan by Zen priests in the 13th century and is closely connected to the philosophy of Zen Buddhism. In Zen, truth can be expressed in a single word after hours of meditation, and similarly Sumi-E use a few, highly expressive brush strokes. This book tells you how to use Japanese brush, how to use water and ink on brush, how to begin painting flowers, trees, birds, animals and landscapes, etc. This book shows brush technique for many different flowers trees, birds, cranes, herons, mountains, waterfalls, clouds, etc. This book is for Sumi-E beginner and experienced.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Sumi-E

墨絵

What is Sumi-E?

Sumi-e History

墨絵

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水墨画 歴史

Sumi-E Philosophy

Bunbu Ichi

文武一”

Pen and Sword in accord”

Material

材料

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道具

Fude (Brush) History

筆の歴史

FUDE/BRUSH

BLACK INK

SUZURI,

PAPERS (WASHI) History

Paper and Fabric

Tools and Technology

Small plates and Kar

Preparation of Sumi

How to hold brush

How to apply Sumi to brush

Drawing Technique

Bamboo

竹

Pine tree

松

Chrysanthemum

菊

Willow tree

柳

Iris

菖蒲

Corn

麦

Magnolia

木蓮

Camellia

椿

Lotus

蓮

Poppy

罌粟

Tulip

鬱金香 チューリップ

Rose

薔薇

Bell Flower

桔梗

Plum Branch

梅

Wisteria

藤

Cluster Amaryllis

彼岸花 アマリリス

Cherry Blossom(Sakura)

桜

Dandelion

蒲公英

Maple

紅葉

Pussy Willow

猫柳

Autumn flowers

秋の草花

Orchid

蘭

Cat

猫

Butterfly

蝶

Cranes

鶴

Carps

鯉

Fish

魚

Heron

鷺

Goldfish

金魚

Grasshopper

蝗

Dragonfly

蜻蛉

Bird

鳥

Shiitake

椎茸

Eggplant

茄子

Pumpkin

南瓜

Grapes

葡萄

Strawberry

苺

Horsetail

土筆

Rock

岩

Mountain Landscapes

山景色

Snow view

雪景色

Snow

Fisherman with straw raincoat

藁雨衣の釣師

Landscape in Kyoto Temple

京都の寺院

Mt. Fuji

富士山

Landscaper of Clouds

雲景色

Landscapes of Waterfall

滝景色

Zen Sumi-E ENSOH

円相

Zen-circle

Philosophical background

Seal

印章

Types of Seals

My Stamps

Red paste

朱砂

Materials of Seal

INTRODUCTION

Sumi-E was brought to Japan by Zen Priests in the 13th century and is closely linked to the philosophy of Zen Buddhism.

I have introduced Sumi-E and taught to both Danish and foreign students since 1987 in Denmark. I learned Sumi-E in Tokyo by Sumi-E master Shutei Ohta.

Sumi-E is one of the traditional arts in Japanese culture and their family takes over school and art names.

I have decided to write Sumi-E book because there are many people who are interested in trying to keep Japanese/Chinese brush with black ink and to draw a line with black and white nuance.

I hope the book will be useful to the reader. I'm also glad that I can present Sumi-E here and I could use my collection of china bone.

Finally, I thank Sten Lottrup Knudsen who has checked my English language.

Sumiko Knudsen

1. Sumi-E墨絵

What is Sumi-E?

The Japanese word Sumi-e is compound of the word Sumi, which means black ink, and E means picture. Sumi-e is also a Japanese art, where the pictures paint with black ink.

Sumi-e brought to Japan by Zen-priests in the 13th century and is closely connected to the philosophy of Zen Buddhism. In Zen, truth can be expressed in a single word after hours of meditation, and similarly Sumi-e uses a few, highly expressive brush strokes.

In Japanese esthetic, people expect with 5 different color tones of ink, and pictures is painted out from these concept is simple, elegant and beautiful. People express self not with a many of thin line, but with many expressly brush stroke. People paint not light and shadow, and background, but let the figures clearly step forward. The motives are traditionally Japanese, specially plants and flowers, except birds and animal, and people. Especially popular motive is crane.

Sumi-e History墨絵/水墨画 歴史

Sumi-e brought to Japan by Zen/priests in the 13th century and is closely connected to the philosophy of Zen/Buddhism. In Zen, truth can be expressed in a single word after hours of meditation, and similarly Sumi-e uses a few, highly expressive brush strokes. Sumi-e became popular in the Muromachi era together with the rise of Zen, which was introduced from China since Kamakura period. Sumi-e is developed in China and then introduced to Japan. There is also the reality of landscape work intended for reproduction, but mountain, trees, rocks, river and constituted the landscape elements such as “creation has been landscape” “mental landscape” in many cases. It is believed to be based on Zen Buddhism that express their own spirit within the limited black ink, and it is said to be a factor to develop Sumi-e because there are many Zen priest are Sumi-e artist In China and Japan. In paintings of this field, the various motifs drawn to painting was rather than looking at the real thing and was often more of that already taken a copy from another picture. Most skillful painters were polished by carefully replicating the picture.