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David Bowie Rebel Rebel in dark Blue
By Zane Fix
Located in East Hampton, NY
techniques he learned as an architectural draftsman and apprentice sumi-e painter, and woodblock cutter. Mr
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Timeless Auras 476
By Yoshio Ikezaki
Located in Palm Desert, CA
viewer the sense of moving through the landscape of a human mind. Like the traditional Sumi-e painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Aluminum

H.M. Saffer II, "Spring Apples", 32x32 Blue Pointillist Landscape Oil Painting o
By H.M. Saffer II
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
and yet broaden in its scope. In 1981 he began to study the art of Japanese brush painting, Sumi-e. He
Category

2010s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Conceptually Surreal Cyanotype, "Contextual Slant 1"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12" x 17" Conceptually Surreal Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by
Category

2010s Surrealist Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

I Dreamed by Rene Ricard: abstract yellow and black brushwork with poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
". Ricard's cursive is reminiscent of Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings, an association enhanced by the use of
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

I Dreamed by Rene Ricard: abstract yellow and black brushwork with poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
". Ricard's cursive is reminiscent of Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings, an association enhanced by the use of
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

I Dreamed by Rene Ricard: abstract yellow and black brushwork with poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
". Ricard's cursive is reminiscent of Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings, an association enhanced by the use of
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

I Dreamed by Rene Ricard: abstract yellow and black brushwork with poetry
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
". Ricard's cursive is reminiscent of Japanese Sumi-e ink paintings, an association enhanced by the use of
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
By Hidaka Tetsuo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ink painting on paper (Sumi-e) mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll. Entitled "Plum
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Shops at Narumi , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing villagers carrying goods beside
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Hamamatsu Castle , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido,
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a group of travelers and laborers
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Travelers at Kanaya , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a group of figures unloading
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Fujisawa , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Otsu , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a figures carrying goods along
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Yui , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing figures crossing trestle-bridges
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Hiratsuka , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing ferry boats with travelers
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Kanagawa , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Kanagawa Prefecture
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Mt. Fuji , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing Mt. Fuji rising over a landscape
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Hara-Juku , After Utagawa Hiroshige, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Tokaido, Edo
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing Mt. Fuji rising above the feudal
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Floating Islands, View of Mount Fuji , Japan, Ukiyo-E Woodblock, Floating World
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing villagers in the marshes before
Category

Mid-20th Century Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Shinagawa Sunrise , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a panoramic view of the the coast at
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Okabe , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing travelers beside a mountain river
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Hakone , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of Hakone's pine-covered
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Kanbara , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a snow-covered view of Kanbara
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Ishibe , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing Megawa Village's station at
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Totsuka , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of a tea house at Totsuka
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Okazaki , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a feudal procession en route to
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

View of Seki , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of the attendants to a
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

A View of Kawasaki , After Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川廣重, Ukiyo-e Woodblock, Tokaido
By Utagawa Hiroshige (Ando Hiroshige)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An ink on paper, Nishiki-e and Yoko-e woodblock landscape showing a view of the Rokugō Ferry in
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Washi Paper

Traditional Japanese Scene, Geisha Nude, Ukiyo-e Style, Mixed Media Marbling
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
." This image of a Japanese traditional Ukiyo-e print is then hand coated using the suminagashi ink
Category

2010s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Emulsion, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Other Me...

Traditional Japanese Scene, Geisha Nude, Ukiyo-e Style, Mixed Media Marbling
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
." This image of a Japanese traditional Ukiyo-e print is then hand coated using the suminagashi ink
Category

2010s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Emulsion, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Other Me...

Hashiguchi Goyo Inspired Ukiyo-e, Nude Cyanotype, Handmade Painting Touch, 2021
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
." This image of a Japanese traditional Ukiyo-e print is then handmade painted with subtle acrylic
Category

2010s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Emulsion, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Other Me...

Hashiguchi Goyo Inspired Ukiyo-e, Nude Cyanotype, Handmade Painting Touch, 2021
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
." This image of a Japanese traditional Ukiyo-e print is then handmade painted with subtle acrylic
Category

2010s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Emulsion, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Other Me...

Hashiguchi Goyo Inspired Ukiyo-e, Nude Figures, Japanese Style Marbling in Mauve
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
." This image of a Japanese traditional Ukiyo-e print is then hand coated using the suminagashi ink
Category

2010s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Emulsion, Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, C Print, Color, Engraving, Other Me...

"Yosemite National Park, California Landscape, " Chiura Obata, Japanese-American
By Chiura Obata
Located in New York, NY
Nihonga style, which fused traditional Japanese sumi-e ink painting with the conventions of western
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Silk, Watercolor

Falcon Tablet
By Jane Rosen
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
Sumi-e ink and casein on limestone.
Category

2010s Animal Paintings

Materials

Limestone

Raven Deck
By Jane Rosen
Located in Jackson, WY
Korean Watercolor, Sumi-e Ink, Coffee and Beeswax on Paper
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Coffee, Sumi Ink, Watercolor

Japanese Kano School Screen with Exotic Bird Pine Tree
Located in Seattle, WA
old gnarled pine tree in a vaporous landscape. Painted with black sumi-e ink on pale cream paper
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

Quail Hawk Study
By Jane Rosen
Located in Carmel-by-the-sea, CA
. Painted with Gouache and Sumi-e Japanese Ink on handmade paper. These studies were for her handblown
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Contemporary Blackened Walnut Wood and Brass Hanging Mobile
By Blanche Jelly
Located in Portland, OR
This large mobile is made of five unique, hand-carved, walnut blocks rigorously polished with sumi
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Untitled, (009_2011)
By Elizabeth Rogers
Located in New York, NY
Academy of Art. She also studied with Koho Yamamoto at the Koho School of Sumi-E, NY, NY. She has taught
Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Kuniyoshi, 47 Ronin, Musha-e, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: 2. Oboshi Rikiya Yoshikane Series: Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke Date: 1847-1848 Dimens...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut, Sumi Ink

Kuniyoshi, Samurai, Warrior, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: 21. Oribe Yahei Kanemaru Series: Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke Date: 1847-1848 Dimensi...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi, Samurai, 47 Ronin, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e Art
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: 38. Kono Musashino-kami Moronao Series: Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke Date: 1847-1848 D...
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Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Kuniyoshi, 47 Ronin, Graphic, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Ukiyo-e, Edo
By Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Located in London, GB
Artist: Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798-1861) Title: 15. Kataoka Dengoemon Takafusa Series: Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke Date: 1847-1848 Di...
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Portrait Prints

Materials

Sumi Ink, Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

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Sumi E For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact sumi e you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 40 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect sumi e may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a sumi e to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, blue, brown and more. Creating a sumi e has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Ryan Rivadeneyra, Chaco Terada, Kind of Cyan, Jeff Conroy and Mari Ito are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in ink, sumi ink and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Sumi E?

A sumi e can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,279, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $46,000.