Chinese ink

Example Sentences

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The works blend traditional Chinese ink techniques with Western art influences, and Ms. Siyang-Le said they displayed a “deliberate intent to bridge cultural boundaries.”

From New York Times

“On the perfectly translucent yellow background,” Cajal recalled, “sparse black filaments appeared that were smooth and thin or thorny and thick, as well as black triangular stellate or fusiform bodies! One would have thought that they were designs in Chinese ink on transparent Japanese paper ... Here everything was simple, clear, and unconfused ... The amazed eye could not be removed from this contemplation. The dream technique is a reality!”

From Scientific American

She paints classical Chinese ink landscapes and displays them on the walls of her home.

From New York Times

But his greatest invention came after the 2020 election, when he pronounced himself a voting expert, claiming he could identify fraudulent ballots by detecting, among other things, Chinese ink and fibers.

From Washington Post

Quite a lot of the canvas has been left bare, so that the forms are allowed to breathe and the work, like a Chinese ink painting of cloud-enfolded peaks, is made more conducive to reverie.

From Washington Post