Hamada, Nobuyoshi - Sumie

The pinnacle of Japanese sumie painting, from great masters such as Sesshū and Tohaku to fantastical painters such as Shoūhaku and Jakuchū. Sumie ink painting is a uniquely Eastern form of painting that originated and developed in China in the 9th century Introduces the history of sumie painting over a period of approximately 500 years, beginning with the Kamakura and Nambokucho periods when the form was first being adopted in Japan, and then the Muromachi period when Sesshū and Shūbun were active, and finally the Momoyama and Edo periods when Japanese influences led to the creation of unique works.