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example of black ink suminagashi beside a close up of a flower using ebru technique

Marbling: Japanese Suminagashi and Turkish Ebru

QUESTION:  How does Japanese Suminagashi differ from the Turkish Ebru? SHORT ANSWER: Japanese Suminagashi uses black sumi ink, dropped onto water. Turkish Ebru uses natural pigments, dropped onto a "condensed liquid"....

Marbling: Japanese Suminagashi and Turkish Ebru

QUESTION:  How does Japanese Suminagashi differ from the Turkish Ebru? SHORT ANSWER: Japanese Suminagashi uses black sumi ink, dropped onto water. Turkish Ebru uses natural pigments, dropped onto a "condensed liquid"....

What is Chiyogami Japanese paper?

What is Chiyogami Japanese paper?

QUESTION: Why does the little 3x3” pack of Chiyogami cost more than the larger origami packs of solid colours? SHORT ANSWER: Each colour on Chiyogami is silk screened separately by...

What is Chiyogami Japanese paper?

QUESTION: Why does the little 3x3” pack of Chiyogami cost more than the larger origami packs of solid colours? SHORT ANSWER: Each colour on Chiyogami is silk screened separately by...