Where does “sumi-e” come from?

sumi-e (English) comes from Japanese 墨絵, from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

sumi-e (English): Japanese ink wash painting

Definitions

  1. Japanese ink wash painting

Ancestry of “sumi-e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese墨絵sumie, Japanese ink painting
2Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
3Middle Chinese繪—
Every word from Middle Chinese 繪 →Every word from Japanese 絵 →Every word from Japanese 墨絵 →
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