sumi (ink)

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Materials Facet
  4. Materials (hierarchy name)
  5. materials (substances)
  6. [materials by function]
  7. coating (material)
  8. [coating by form]
  9. ink
  10. [ink by composition or origin]
  11. sumi
Scope note
Ink made from burnt pine or rapeseed oil soot bound into a block with glue or size. This block is then rubbed on an inkstone and combined with water to produce the desired ink opacity.
sumi
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024