Large Sumi-E Bamboo black & white Painting

This is an original authentic Sumi-E painting. Sumi-E painting is a Japanese traditional painting using freshly made Sumi ink on traditional papers. The subject is a bamboo plants. It's a very traditional subject and favored historically in many Asian cultures. Bamboo is one of the plants from 松竹梅, “Shoh-Chiku-Bai”, and 四君子 “The four gentlemen”. It's considered a good luck plant in many Asian cultures. The artist created the painting with the Sumi-E technique on a handmade Ma paper - one of Washi paper, with freshly made Sumi ink. The Sumi-E painting was created with only using Sumi ink's gray tones. It's ready to displayed in a frame. It's finished with Urauchi technique which is a wet paper stretching technique using a thick hot pressed watercolor paper. -Detail of the painting- Title: "Sumi-E painting『竹』, “Bamboo“ black and white." Size: Overall (with backing paper) : about 29 1/2" (75cm) x 17 5/8 ” (44.7cm) Materials used: freshly made Sumi ink, Ma paper, backing paper, seal paste, & Japanese glue Artist Name: Yoko Collin 小鈴 *Without frame　(the painting doesn't come with the frame) Framing with a Mat board is recommended.