What is "sumie"

Sumie is a common Japanese given name. People named Sumie include:

• Sumie Baba (born 1967), a Japanese voice actor
• Sumie Oinuma (born 1946), a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic medalist
• Sumie Sakai (born 1971), a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Sumie Sakai (born 1945), a Japanese actress and voice actress

Sumie or Sumi-e or Sumi e may also refer to:

• Sumie, an East Asian type of Ink and wash painting
• Sumie (Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet album), a 1971 jazz quartet album by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
• Sumi-e (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band), a 1979 jazz album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band

Sumie (also released as The Personal Aspect in Jazz) is a jazz album recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet in Tokyo in early March 1971 and released by Victor (Japan) Records. It is not to be confused with the 1979 release, Sumie by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band.