- 05/03/2010The most suitable paper for calligraphy and sumi-e (墨絵, ink painting) is Xuan paper (宣紙), taking its name from a…
- 05/03/2010Paper (紙, kami), alongside the compass, gunpowder and printing press, is one of the four great discoveries of China. Many…
- 05/03/2010An ink stick is made of natural ingredients, such as soot (lampblack of pine, sesame oil, colza oil, etc), animal…
- 05/03/2010Before buying ink we need to ask ourselves the question of what purpose it will serve, or what effect we…
- 05/03/2010Today ink comes in two major types: hardened (固形墨, kokeiboku) and liquid (墨汁, bokujuu). The latter one is mainly a…
- 05/03/2010Pottery markings found on Yangshao (仰韶) earthenware excavated near Banpo village (半坡) or other sites, prove that first “ink” existed…
- 05/03/2010There are two ingredients that we will apply on our suzuri (硯, inkstone) in order to prepare the ink. One…
- 05/03/2010The most important feature of any inkstone is its grinding surface quality. It needs to be suitable for preparing uniformly…
- 05/03/2010Inkstones are much more than just practical items for ink grinding. There are two main types; one for everyday use…
- 05/03/2010The inkstone (硯, suzuri, also sometimes referred to as “ink slab”) is one of the four treasures of a calligrapher’s…
