Sumie is a type of painting and the materials they use are almost the same as the ones for calligraphers, however the technic is very different. I can write calligraphy but I´ve never done Sumie although people are little surprised as they think it´s the same thing.
I´ve done little research and have found out this great master of Sumie dragon. The shop is located in Nikko (日光) and they are specialised in Hitofude Ryuu (一筆龍 / Dragon with one stroke). They´ve been drawing Ryuu for four generations of masters and the man in the video is the current shop owner.
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