Talk:Ink and wash painting

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I took my first lesson in Sumi-e two weeks ago. I haven't painted in over 6 years--it felt quite liberating to feel the brush touch the ink then paper. As I practice on my own time I find it so soothing and relaxing. I see the power and passion coming through the strokes.

水墨畫 is a Chinese way of painting. Sumi-e is only a Japanese name for the same thing.

This page should merge with Suiboku.

Under which name? I note on the Suiboku article that all the prominent artists named are Japanese. Exploding Boy 20:46, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)
Well, both names are transliterated Japanese words, so Chinese v. Japanese bias hardly enters into it. Google gives far more results for sumi-e (460k v 7k), so I guess we should make that the main article title. I also think sumi-e is probably a better known to English speakers of the two terms. Although I may just think that because of the Photoshop filter called sumi-e. --Carl 04:54, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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