In the late 1960s, he first got to know about the craft from his father, who worked at a local factory that used and produced ink stick grinding stones. Back then, a single ink stone could ...

“Seonbi,” traditional scholars, are said to have four friends in their studies: a brush, black ink stone, ink stone grinding tray and mulberry paper. Korea produced some of the best quality ...

A close look at 7,000-year-old grinding stones left in ancient firepits shows wandering herders in northern Saudi Arabia carried heavy tools for working on bones, plants and rocks.