Japanese Ink Painting av Ryukyu Saito

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<B><I>Japanese Ink Painting: Lessons in Suiboku Technique</I> teaches beginners the fundamental techniques of <I>suiboku</I>, a form of Japanese ink painting.</B><BR><BR>Suiboku is considered to be a type of Japanese painting known as sumi-e. It adds water to emphasize the shading of black into gray in one brush-stroke. With origins in China and a spiritual basis in Zen Buddhism, this form of brush painting—expressing nature''s colors through shades of black ink monochrome—has been enjoyed throughout the centuries in Japan as a hobby for the amateur. <BR><BR>This Japanese painting book offers step-by-step lessons with easy-to-understand explanations through nearly 60 illustrations. The numerous photographs at the end of the book, in addition to the works of great masters in the art of <I>suiboku</I>, include several paintings by the author''s pupils to prove what the amateur can achieve through careful observance of instructions and patient practice. As the author points ou