特制青墨 Qing Mo Qing Black Oil Soot Inkstick

Decorated with Chinese poetry. Decorated with Chinese poetry. $10.04 (USD)

油烟青兰 Qing Lan Royal Oil Soot Black Inkstick

Decorated with very fine orchid painting and ancient Chinese poetry about orchids. It was made with an ancient royal inkstick recipe. Net Weight of Inkstick:… $17.85 (USD)

青茶墨 Green Tea Royal Oil Soot Black Inkstick

Black inkstick made with added green tea. $37.84 (USD)

Wang Hui 汪辉 and Chinese XieYi Painting

In this article, Wang Hui 汪辉 tells us about Chinese XieYi and other painting styles. Shexian, Huizhou, near Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui province has…

Visit to Old Hu Kai Wen Factory

Recently Bruges Confucius Institute came with inkston to visit the Old Hu Kai Wen Factory to see how the traditional inksticks are made by masters.…

Chinese Su Ink landscape painting tips with Wang Zirang

Wang Zirang a follower of Huang Binhong and leading Xin'An artist tells us about Chinese Su ink painting.

How to paint Gongbi style: Lotus Out of Water

A practical example of how to do a Gongbi style chinese detail painting using a famous lotus flower painting as an example.

David Reid – Colourful Inspirations in Materials

Have you encountered difficulties when combining Western painting techniques with Chinese ones? I only use water-based inks on Chinese papers. The inks I use are…

大河 Taiga or Da He Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Black Inkstick

$3.18 (USD)

Painting Guide for Gongbi Style

Since our first article How to Paint Gongbi Style: Lotus Out of Water, we have received quite a few queries on Gongbi painting. These queries…

歙州双宝 2 Treasures of She County glossy Turpentine black Inkstick

Super fine black inkstick hand crafted by the famous Old Hu Kai Wen inkstick factory. It is decorated with very fine pictures: One one side… $74.20 (USD)

Old Hu Kai Wen 胡开文 and Li Ting Gui 李廷珪 Inksticks

The story of the old Hu Kai Wen ink workshop and Li Ting Gui ancient inks still made today in old Huizhou in Anhui province.…