The Japanese art of sumi-e

Sumi-e (墨絵), also called suiboku-ga (水墨画), is Japanese ink wash painting. Sumi-e painting evolved in the 5th century from Chinese calligraphy. The main subjects

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Adventures and perils in the life of an innocent flower, or more than one

In 1957 Mao wrote: “Letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy of

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