‖ sumi
(ˈsuːmi)
[Jap., = ink, blacking.]
(See quot. 1958); = Indian ink. Cf. next.
| 1911 [see dry brush s.v. dry a. C. 3]. 1958 M. L. Wolf Dict. Painting 285 Sumi, Japanese ink or blacking, composed of a mixture of carbon and glue molded into sticks or cakes. When rubbed into water on an inkstone, it becomes the common medium of the painter and writer. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 26/4 There's another show close to sellout in Kazuo Hamasaki's Japanese sumi paintings. |