Xuan Paper Buyer Guide

This guide >40 different grades of Xuan papers in our shop. Perfect Xuan has the highest concentration of quality tree bark, which is the most…

Chinese Xuan 1,000 year old Truth paper

What is Xuan paper? In China there is a special paper, famous as one of China's Four Treasures of the Study, that has proved to…

Xuan Paper Care, Storage and Mounting

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

Size My Xuan Paper?

Cover Photo: Inkston Xuan Paper Workshop Craftsman, taken on 6th June, 2018. How to make your raw Xuan paper more creative? Different from machine made…

Xuan Brushes for Chinese Brush painting and calligraphy

What is a Xuan Brush? Xuan brushes (宣笔 Xuān bǐ) are one of the most famous Chinese brush types used for both Calligraphy and Chinese…

inkston Xuan Paper sample pack

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… $0.00 (USD)

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.

INKSTON Shimmer Plus Xuan Paper Mica Sized

Sized papers with added Mica to create the Shimmer effect, made with alpine rushes, deliberately less absorbent than unsized raw Xuan tree bark paper to… $26.45$191.31

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…

INKSTON Gold Fleck Plus, half-treated Xuan Paper

We have updated the paper recipe and improved the way, which we used to apply gold flecks on this paper. The new paper you will… $34.07$199.82

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…

INKSTON Extra Fine Double Xuan Plus Paper

INKSTON Extra Fine Double Layer Plus Xuan paper contains 65-75% Pteroceltis Tatarinowii tree bark, it is untreated/unsized (raw/uncooked in Chinese) and is suitable for both painting and… $89.88$282.83