There are many different forms of Japanese painting. One termn is Suibohuga. This means painting in black ink. Many paintings on scrolls, were done in black ink. The practice was adopted from china and influenced by Zen Budism. Hakubyo, also means painting with black and white ink.
The Kano Painting School was first introduced in the 1500's. The school teaches them art forms rangeing from ancient to modern times. It was founded by Kano Masanobu.
A few forms of Japanese paintings include:
Byobu- Are Japanese folding screens, usally made up of 4-6 sections at a time.
Scroll painting is another form of Japanese art paintings. Scroll paintings tipicaly serve a purpose. Many of them told a story, which have been passed along from generation to generation.
Stories on scrolls are told two ways, one being in caligraphy, and the other is in painting.
