The Art of Chinese and

Japanese Sumi-e Painting

Westwood Regional Highschool Painting I-IV Mrs. Duffus 2009-2010

6 principles of Sumi Painting1. Capture Chi- vital energy2. Create natural forms and structure with brush

technique3. Color can differ from object4. Depict object according to nature5. Composition

• 2/3 space, 1/3 form• No parallel lines• Overlap and create variations in stroke• Oblong paper

6. Develop own style

Subject matter of Sumi Painting

1. Poultry2. Birds3. Fish4. Shrimp5. Bamboo6. Butterflies 7. Bees8. Seasonal landscapes

Su Dongpo (1036-1101)

•Influential during Song Dynasty•Talents and abilities were displayed in tightly composed images, but they lacked sincerity•Literati- Scholars , but amateur painters•Paintings were religious and philosophical •Changed aesthetics of Chinese Painting•Interesting story

Su Dongpo in Straw Hat and Wooden Shoes, Muromachi period (1392–1573), second half of 15th century, Japan, Artist UnknownHanging scroll; ink on paper 42 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (108.6 x 33.3 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/08/eaj/ho_1975.268.39.htm

Wu Zhen (1280-1354)

Bamboo in the Winds Yuan DynastyHanging scroll; ink on paper 109.0 x 32.6 cm (43 x 13 in.) Collection of Freer Gallery

http://www.chinapage.com/painting/wuzhen01.html

Xia Chang (Chinese, 1388–1470)

Bamboo in Wind, Ming dynasty, ca. 1460ChinaHanging scroll; ink on paper 80 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (203.8 x 59.7 cm)

•Use of calligraphy established by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322)•Bamboo is a symbol of integrity and strength

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ming/ho_1989.235.1.htm

Attributed to Tosa Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1434–1535)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/seim/ho_1975.268.44,45.htm

Bamboo in the Four Seasons, Muromachi period (1392–1573)Pair of six-panel folding screens; color, ink, and gold on paper 68 5/8 x 150 1/4 in. (174.3 x 381.6 cm)

Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636)

Landscapes, dated 1630Album of eight paintings; ink on paper 9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (24.4 x 16 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ming/ho_1986.266.5.htm

Landscape and Chinese FiguresPair of six-panel folding screens; ink on gilded paper Each 67 3/8 x 146 3/4 in. (171.1 x 372.7 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/eaj/ho_1975.268.75%2C76.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=09&region=eaj

JAPAN 1600-1800 - Timeline

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)

Huang Binhong (Chinese, 1864 - 1955)

Landscape at Madangshan, ca. 1940sHanging scroll, ink and colors on paper39 x 13 1/4 in. (99.1 x 33.7 cm)R. T. Miller, Jr. Fund, 1994AMAM 1994.10

http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/Huang_Madangshang.htm#

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1872–91Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, and silver leaf on paper 26 1/8 x 69 in. (66.4 x 175.3 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/10/eaj/ho_1975.268.137.htm

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Meiji period (1868–1912), ca. 1872–91Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, and silver leaf on paper 26 1/8 x 69 in. (66.4 x 175.3 cm)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/10/eaj/ho_1975.268.137.htm

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/10/eaj/ho_1975.268.137.htm