Sumi Ink Prints (26)
Sumi ink (墨) as a primary medium in printmaking, employing the traditional black ink ground from soot and animal glue. Artists like Toko Shinoda elevated sumi ink lithography to a refined contemporary art form.
Artists Known for Sumi Ink
Thinking Process
2018
Paperworks
Nexus
Sumi-e painting
Saga
Lithograph with hand-applied sumi-e ink
After the Rain
1968
Woodblock print, ink on paper
Take II (Bamboo B2)
竹 B2
Sumi ink on paper mounted on plywood
Again and again
Nihonga (sumi, pigments, gold leaf on washi mounted on board)
Dappled Light V
Sumi ink on Hosho paper (mokuhanga)
Nexu's No O
Woodblock print
New Illusion
Woodblock print
Resonance
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Reaction against Standard
1960
Oil, sumi on canvas
Flame Sound
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Heartbeat ( 心音図)
2021
Japanese paper and sumi ink. Mounted on scroll
NY Portrait 5
2015
Washi Paper with Sumi Ink
Phonon III
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Phonon IV
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Soft Diagram I
2018
Japanese Paper, Sumi-Ink
Sonner III
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Sonner IV
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
Sonner VI
2021
Japanese paper, sumi ink, and pigment.
The Firebird
2018
Japanese Paper, Sumi-Ink
The Moondrunk
2018
Japanese Paper, Sumi-Ink
Flashback, “December 14”, 2020
2020
Sumi ink on yupo
Silence #1
2020
Woodcut, oil-based ink, Sumi ink on Japanese paper
Wind's touch on water (風来水上)
Chinese ink on paper
Sumi Bleed
Mokuhanga
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sumi ink (墨) as a primary medium in printmaking, employing the traditional black ink ground from soot and animal glue. Artists like Toko Shinoda elevated sumi ink lithography to a refined contemporary art form.
Cyoko Tamai, Toko Shinoda, and Hayaki Nishigaki are among the artists most associated with sumi ink in our collection. Browse the full list of artists who explored this subject above.
Hanga currently catalogues 26 prints tagged with sumi ink, spanning ukiyo-e, shin-hanga, and sōsaku-hanga traditions where applicable.