Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...

My InsiderTraditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold, and even longer for ...

In Nara, craftspeople have been making calligraphy ink using their feet for centuries. CNN’s Will Ripley visits Kobaien, one of Japan’s oldest ink makers, to learn more.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 15: Barbara Sweet- Calligrapher and Owner of Sweet Ink Calligraphy. Shot on August 13th, 2013 (D.A. Peterson for The Washington Post) Calligraphy had a pull for me in the ...

Now, thanks to MXenes, a family of two-dimensional materials discovered at Drexel University, that tradition is ready for a major evolution in the modern age. Calligraphy ink is often made from a ...

Most of us think of calligraphy as an elegant form of writing, grand for wedding invitations and formal announcements, but just writing. “Calligraphic Abstraction,” at the Seattle Asian Art ...

It is one of the paradoxes of contemporary art in Asia that those artists who work in the most traditional of media may also rank among the most radical. Those working in ink are a case in point ...

An exhibition showcasing over 30 original ink rubbings of calligraphy and paintings is underway in Beijing. Works on display are the latest pieces by He Yupeng, who has dedicated nearly 40 years ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Calligraphy inkstones, especially elaborately designed ones, can cost over $5,000. While the traditional practice of using an ink stick and inkstone is less common ...