Japanese ink-painting : lessons in Suiboku technique / Ryukyu Saito.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saito, Ryukyu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Japanese.

Ink painting, Japanese--Technique.

Ink painting, Japanese.

Painting--Technique.

Painting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Other Title:

Lessons in Suiboku technique

Place of Publication:

Rutland, VT : C.E. Tuttle Co., c1959.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is a book to teach the beginner the fundamental techniques of suiboku, the unique form of Oriental art that has produced some of the world's finest masterpieces of ink-painting. Originating in China and having its spiritual basis in Zen Buddhism, this form of expressing nature's colors through shades of black ink monochrome has been enjoyed throughout the centuries in the Orient as a hobby for the amateur.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE Suiboku: Nature in Nuances of Black and White; PART TWO The Painter's Tools; The Brush: Fude; The Ink: Sumi; The Inkstone: Suzuri; The Paper: Kami; PART THREE The Fundamentals; The Way of the Brush; The Tempo of Strokes; The Nuances of Sumi; The Charm of Wet and Dry; PART FOUR The ""Four Gentlemen"": First Lessons; The Orchd: Ran and Kei; The Bamboo: Take; The Plum: Ume; The Chrysanthemum: Kiku; PART FIVE Advanced Techniques; ""Broken Ink"" and ""Splashed Ink"": Haboku and Hatsuboku; ""Without Bones"": Bokkotsu; ""Spot and Substance"": Tentai

PART SIX Advanced LessonsTurnip; Grapes; Eggplant and cucumber; Iris; Pine tree; Hillsides; Figures; Rocks; Camellia; Water lily; Goldfish; Shrimp; Squid; Trees; Larks; Thistle; Mandarin duck; Baby birds; Tree in the rain; Magnolia; Swallow on dry lotus; PART SEVEN Exemplars:; (1) Paintings by Classic Masters; (2) Paintings by the Author; (3) Paintings by the Author's Pupils; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4629-0722-9

OCLC:

824455637