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Inkston supplies fine Li Ting Gui inksticks from Old Hu Kai Wen workshop and Jiang SiXu Tang 姜思序堂 professional colours. Please see our Buyers Guide and related articles for more info. 
“落纸惊风起，摇空邑露浓，舟奇与纪事，舍此复何从！” 耿伟《咏宣州笔》 "The paper put down to paint suddenly blows up in the wind, shaking in the thick air like a boat of writing, what a complex pleasure!" Ode to a Xuan brush - Geng Wei Special Offer - Make your own brush set: 15% off any order of 5 or more individual brushes. 
"轻似蝉翼白如雪，抖似细绸不闻声" "Light as onion skin white as snow, flutters like fine silk without a sound" - ode to the fineness of Xuan paper Xuan Paper, is one of the treasures of China, a Unesco recognised 2,000 year old tradition, made by hand in a 200 step process using sustainable local ingredients, especially a local tree bark. Most of the ancient… 
Note: decorative paper might not be available immediately to ship. If we are not able to send the papers as soon as we receive the order, we normally send it out within 1 week and will contact you immediately. You can also send an email to us at any time for any query you may have. $11.43 (USD)
How to use: use wet brush to apply colour directly on the colour cake. Feature: The chips include resin already. The colour is very fine and pure. Colour is profound and endurable. It is very easy to get colour. Storage: keep it in dry, clean shade. The longer the colour is preserved, the better the quality becomes. Special Note: industrial colour, easy…$10.80 (USD)
How to use: use wet brush to apply colour directly on the colour cake. Feature: The chips include resin already. The colour is very fine and pure. Colour is profound and endurable. It is very easy to get colour. Storage: keep it in dry, clean shade. The longer the colour is preserved, the better the quality becomes. Special Note: industrial colour, easy…$6.99 (USD)
How to use: use wet brush to apply colour directly on the colour cake. Feature: The chips include resin already. The colour is very fine and pure. Colour is profound and endurable. It is very easy to get colour. Storage: keep it in dry, clean shade. The longer the colour is preserved, the better the quality becomes. Special Note: industrial colour, easy…$18.93 (USD)
This set is designed and made by Inkston Brush workshop specially for beginners of Chinese painting/ calligraphy. One set includes 4 brushes: Initial 1, Initial 2, Initial 3, and Initial 4. Each brush has different sizes and is made with different animal hair types. One set of such brush can meet almost all the needs of beginners for both calligraphy…$26.33 (USD)
Only available in whole pack of 100 sheets. Size: 69 * 138 cm Grade: 3 star, practicing Xuan paper, single layer Recommendation: for daily practice of calligraphy and Chinese painting. Special Features: produced by Red Star according to strict standards. The paper itself is 10 to 20% sized. Therefore, it is easier to control.$253.55 (USD)
Special Features: it is a special tool to make colours. The inside of the mortar and lower part of the pestle are un-glazed and have coarse surface so that it would be easy to make colours. $11.43 (USD)
Set of 5 large premium quality brushes from Red Star. These brushes are made with aged goat hair which has lost fat, this help the brush to hold more water. Therefore, aged goat hair can hold a lot of ink.
NOTE: this paper is currently under production! We accept pre-order now. If the order only contains this sample pack, the sample pack is free and you will only need to pay postage fee. The postage will be decided by your address. We will start sending out the sample packs in March of 2020. For more details, please feel free to…$0.00 (USD)
Shaft: bamboo Hair: 100% weasel Suitable for: Chinese Gongbihua Painting (to draw narrow lines), or very small calligraphy. Recommend to: students, semi-professional, professional It is handmade with pure weasel hair. The size is very suitable for drawing narrow lines, and Gong Bi paintings. It is made with a very expereinced brush workshop in China. ASIN: B01N7EVPK6 ASIN: B071KSQDM6 $8.28 (USD)
This is the chance for you get a personalized seal designed and hand-carved by artist Jin Shen 金声 who is a national award winner for seal carving & design. Each seal is signed by the artist and beautifully packaged. When you order this product you can submit your design ideas (as text or pictures) and the artist will produce a design…$101.64 (USD)
Round shape inkstone made with natural stone with a specially made stone cover, available in a range of sizes: 7" - 7 inch diameter (17.5 * 17.5 * 3.5 cm) , 1510g 6" - 6 inch diameter (15.2 * 15.2 * 2.8 cm), 1040g 5" - 5 inch diameter (12 * 12 * 2.5 cm), 509g 4" - 4 inch diameter (10 * 10…$21.22 – $24.91
This is a set of black inksticks specially made for painting in the style of Zheng BanQiao (郑板桥, also known as 鄭燮 Zheng Xie), famous for his paintings of bamboo and special calligraphy. There are four inksticks in each set. The inksticks are packed very well in a fine traditional Chinese silk-lined wooden box. The four inksticks are the same ink… $87.66 (USD)
Plus these 18 items listed on this page, you will also get one classic INKSTON handmade Xuan Paper Sample Pack and a made-in-Japan brush roll or painting mat when checking out. Therefore, in total this kit contains 20 items. All the items are professional grade made with the finest materials by experienced craftsmen. It is a perfect kit for Chinese…
Special Feature: 60 – 65% weasel hair, 35 – 40% wool. The inside part is weasel hair; the outside part is wool.Set of 5 large premium quality brushes from Red Star. These brushes are made with aged goat hair which has lost fat, this help the brush to hold more water. Therefore, aged goat hair can hold a lot of ink.NOTE: this paper is currently under production! We accept pre-order now. If the order only contains this sample pack, the sample pack is free and you will only need to pay postage fee. The postage will be decided by your address. We will start sending out the sample packs in March of 2020. For more details, please feel free to…$0.00 (USD)
This is thin mounting paper. The size is 144 * 76 cm per sheet while a standard Si Chi (Chinese measurements of Xuan paper size) Xuan paper size is 138 * 69 cm. It is a perfect choice to as the first mounting layer, in between the painting and thicker paper or card, known in chinese as the "painting heart"…$1.91 (USD)
Hand painted; made at inkston Jing De Zhen ceramic workshop. It can hold 4 brushes.$3.81 (USD)Shaft: bamboo Hair: 100% weasel Suitable for: Chinese Gongbihua Painting (to draw narrow lines), or very small calligraphy. Recommend to: students, semi-professional, professional It is handmade with pure weasel hair. The size is very suitable for drawing narrow lines, and Gong Bi paintings. It is made with a very expereinced brush workshop in China. ASIN: B01N7EVPK6 ASIN: B071KSQDM6 $8.28 (USD)