黄胄伏枥堂 Fu Li Tang Artist Oil Soot Black Inkstick

Extremely black. Grade: premium.   $49.06 (USD)

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铁斋翁 Tie Zhai Weng Traditional Oil Soot Black Inkstick

Decorated with peony flowers. $19.32 (USD)

青茶墨 Green Tea Royal Oil Soot Black Inkstick

Black inkstick made with added green tea. $30.27 (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…

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…

大河 Taiga or Da He Japanese Shodo Calligraphy Black Inkstick

$2.54 (USD)

Xuan Paper Making – a UNESCO intangible heritage

Xuan paper making matured over 1,000 years ago in the Tang dynasty, following original invention of paper by Cai Lun (7-121) and is regarded as one…

Xuan Paper Care, Storage and Mounting

How to look after your Xuan paper and options for mounting your finished painting or calligraphy.