Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Suiboku-ga and Sumi-e -- CHAPTER 1 The Art of Black Ink -- The Relationship between Calligraphy and Painting -- Knowing the Difference between a Pen and a Brush: Energy -- Practicing with Ei, Dai and Wa -- Learning from Classic Masterpieces -- CHAPTER 2 FourTreasures in the Studio -- Brushes: Types, Effects and Care -- Paper: The Foundation -- Black Ink: Variations in Tone -- Suzuri: The Stone for Grinding Ink -- Other Studio Tools -- Seals -- CHAPTER 3 How to Use the Brush -- Basic Brush Use -- Special Effects -- Stamping, Nijimi, Dot and Splash Techniques -- Mist and Fog Techniques -- Dry Brush Techniques -- White Out Techniques -- Wrinkled Paper Technique -- Application of Gold or Silver Leaf and Dust -- CHAPTER 4 Landscape Painting Techniques -- 1. Indian Peaks -- 2. Collegiate Peaks -- 3. After the First Snow -- 4. Murmuring Surf -- 5. Islet with a Pine Tree -- 6. Navarro River in Moonlight -- 7. Pine Breeze in the Moonlight -- 8. Dragon Pine -- 9. Fury of the Pacific -- 10. Arches National Park -- 11. Canyonlands: Anasazi Towers -- 12. Monument Valley -- 13. Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva -- 14. Salzburg Castle and Bishop's Residence -- 15. Mountain Cascades in Suiboku-ga -- 16. Mountain Cascades in Sumi-e -- CHAPTER 5 Trees, Bamboo, Flowers & Grasses -- Painting Trees -- Basic Techniques -- 1. Two Pines -- 2: Pine Breeze: Screen for the Tea Ceremony -- Painting Bamboo -- 1. Morning Breeze -- 2. Hope -- 3. Gust of Wind and Rain -- 4. Summer Rain -- 5. Tarashi Komi Bamboo -- Painting Flowering Plum -- 1. Pink and White Flowering Plum -- 2. Aged Flowering Plum -- 3. Fragrance of Plum under the Moonlight -- Painting Lilies -- 1. Stargazer Lily in Gold Paint -- 2. Stargazer Lily in Traditional Japanese Style -- 3. Stargazer Lily in Tarashi Komi Technique -- 4. Stargazer Lily in Sumi-e.

5. Calla Lily in Tarashi Komi Technique -- 6. Calla Lily in Suiboku-ga -- Painting the Shobu Iris -- 1. Shobu Iris in Sumi-e -- 2. Shobu Iris with Silver Background -- 3. Shobu Iris in Tarashi Komi Technique -- Painting Grasses -- A Setting Sun in Autumn: Painted Door -- CHAPTER 6 Innovative Uses for Sumi-e -- 1. Creation of the Universe: Sliding Doors (Fusuma) -- 2. Flexibility in Composition: A Four-Panel Door -- 3. Sliding Doors to Hide Utility Area -- 4. A Folding Screen -- 5. The Tokonoma: Mounting Your Paintings as Scrolls -- CHAPTER 7 Mounting Your Paintings -- The Mizubari Technique -- The Ura Uchi Technique (Categories A & B) -- The Traditional Hyogu Technique -- How to Make Sizing Formula -- How to Size Paper -- Glossary -- Where to Purchase Asian Art Supplies -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Back Cover.