Usually means: Japanese ink painting, minimalist expression.
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  2. sumi-e: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sumi-e: Wiktionary
  4. sumi-e: Dictionary.com
  5. Sumi-e: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. sumi-e: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

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▸ noun:  Japanese ink wash painting

Similar:
irezumi, nihonga, bonseki, urushiye, bon-seki, kakemono, shunga, shibori, ikebana, ukiyoye, more...

Opposite:
non-ink painting, oil painting

Types:
bamboo, plum blossom, cherry blossom, lotus, dragonfly, crane, pine tree, waterfall, more...



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Similar:
irezumi, nihonga, bonseki, urushiye, bon-seki, kakemono, shunga, shibori, ikebana, ukiyoye, more...

Opposite:
non-ink painting, oil painting

Types:
bamboo, plum blossom, cherry blossom, lotus, dragonfly, crane, pine tree, waterfall, more...



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