墨絵 sumi-e

“The painter ...put upon the paper the fewest possible lines and tones; just enough to cause form, texture and effect to be felt. Every brush-touch must be full-charged with meaning, and useless detail eliminated. Put together all the good points in such a method, and you have the qualities of the highest art". Arthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922) wrote this about ink wash painting, sumi-e.