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Those qualities began to emerge very clearly during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), when Chinese artisans perfected the manufacture of the basic materials still used by calligraphers today: ...

The use of ink in China has been documented by ancient historians since the period before the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) when ...

Ms. Wang Fengying, Vice Chairman of the Dunhuang CPPCC Committee, and Dr. Duong Bich Hanh, Programme Specialist for Culture ...

Ink is kept as a solid, dry stick until ready for use. A writer then grinds the dry ink stick against an "inkstone," a polished and often decorative piece of stone with a shallow bowl carved into one ...

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In 2020, however, Takeo Kusumi, a researcher with the Fukuoka city government’s Archaeological Center, theorized that the artifact was used as an inkstone based on the black mark and other factors.

It indicates, "this type of media can be played." An inkstone can take two months to make, and it's traditionally done by hand. Elaborately designed ones can cost over $5,000. A triangle pointing ...