Inksticks (Chinese: 墨; pinyin: mò ⓘ) or ink cakes are a type of solid Chinese ink used traditionally in several Chinese and East Asian art forms such as calligraphy and brush …

2021年12月7日 · How would a society function without writing? A well-made ink would last millennia without fading. This article serves as a brief insight into the world of Chinese inkstick …

2 天之前 · The craftsmen usually add musk, borneol, pearl powder and other materials to the soot. To make an inkstick that is “hard as jade, and silent while grinding”, it needs to go through a …

2017年10月10日 · Chinese ink is produced in stick form rather than liquid, so it lasts for generations without drying out. To use the ink, the stick is rubbed on an inkstone and mixed …

Inksticks are one of the “four treasures of the scholar’s studio,” and the ones crafted in Huizhou are considered unique treasures among traditional Chinese inksticks. The invention of the …

2015年11月29日 · These ingredients includes perfume, medicine and other materials such as lilac, lithospermum, ash bark, hematoxylon, pearl, egg white, fishskin glue, etc. Though simple …

2022年7月20日 · The ink sticks rely mainly on the smoke particles collected from the pine or oil burning, which is mixed with over a thousand herbs, including pearl powder, musk, borneol …

Most surviving ancient chinese painting and calligraphy uses this type of ink which is famous in China as one of the Chinese “Four treasures of the study“. Inkston supplies traditional chinese …

2017年10月14日 · 蛤粉 há fěn Clam shell or Pearl White – obviously we wouldn’t call shell powder a mineral but for chinese painting it is listed in the same grouping. Pearl White is …

As one of the Four Treasures of Study in China (brush, ink, paper and inkstone), Chinese ink, or ink stick, is the key part in the Chinese traditional calligraphy and painting. It is a kind of ink in …