Shizu - Yellow Flowers - Original Japanese Sumi-e Painting

Yellow Flowers

Shizu's, "Yellow Flowers" is an original Japanese sumi-e painting and dates from the mid-twentieth century. Sumi-e painting requires both great talent and years of dedicated training. In sumi-e art once a stroke is painted it can neither be altered or erased. As the wash painting brushes used in sumi-e are comparable to the brushes used for calligraphy, both art forms are often combined. Such is the case with Shizu's "Yellow Flowers".

Yellow Flowers

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Shizu (Japan, Active, c. 1940 - 1960)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Grass, Sky and Wind by the Japanese artist, Shizu	Original Sumi-e Painting	c. 1950	Signed by the Japanese artist, Shizu, both with his brush and with his red seal to the lower left.
02.-		Yellow Flowers by the Japanese artist, Shizu	Original Sumi-e Painting	c. 1950	Signed by the Japanese artist, Shizu, both with his brush and with his red seal to the lower right.

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Title:	Yellow Flowers
Artist:	Shizu (Japan, Active, c. 1940 - 1960)
Date:	c. 1950
Medium:	Original Japanese Sumi-e Painting
Note:	Sumi-e painting has been practiced in Asian countries for well over one thousand years. It is often (as is here the case with Shizu's "Yellow Flowers" ) combined with calligraphy as the two disciplines require the same materials and state of mind. Calligraphy is the artistic representation of written characters using ink and brush; sumi-e is the artistic representation of an object or scene with ink and brush. The key to sumi-e is to convey the essence of the subject with the greatest economy of means. The subject should come to life with only a few strokes of the brush. The act of creation and not the artist, therefore, is all important.
	A sumi-e painting requires what is termed the ‘Four Treasures’: an ink stone with a shallow depression carved into it, a brush with wolf or horse hair, mulberry (rice) paper and the ink stick. Making the ink is part of the creative process. The artist begins by sprinkling a few drops of water on the stone. He then holds the ink stick upright and makes circles with it on the stone. The stick releases soot into the water thus creating the ink. A skilled sumi-e painter will make exactly the right amount of ink for each painting as this type of ink cannot be stored for later use. When the composition is complete the artist usually signs the work by using his red seal, (such is the case here with shizu's "Yellow Flowers"), the artist usually signs the work by using his red seal.
	Shizu's "Yellow Flowers" is a fine example of sumi-e painting. Graceful calligraphy merges with the actual image. In true sumi-e style a sense of natural form and movement has been brilliantly rendered with only a few, simple lines.
Size:	9 X 12 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Painted upon fine mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins. Signed by the artist both with his brush and with his red seal to the lower right. In excellent condition throughout without a trace of fading or discoloration. Shizu's "Yellow Flowers" represents a superb, original example of sumi-e painting.
Subject:	Shizu, Yellow Flowers, original sumi-e painting, wash painting, Making the ink, essence of the subject, Calligraphy.
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