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: ...
This little pot is made from bamboo and is a brush pot. It is one of the objects from ‘the scholar’s table’. If you were a Chinese scholar in the middle of the 18th Century – or even the ...
The brush pen was used as early as the seventh or sixth century B.C.E. The holder is made ... used these treasures as tools of communication and self-expression through calligraphy. Chinese books ...
If you've lost touch with a pen pal, then here's a story that will give you some hope! A Chinese reporter covering the World Cup in Saransk, Russia, was approached by a woman who asked for his ...
The Chinese paddlefish belongs to an ancient lineage of paddlefish that has been around for at least 100 million years. But in early 2020, a study concluded that the species has recently gone ...
and brush markers. Among the weirder ones are a couple of dip pens that are just cleverly-carved sticks of bamboo. I also have two pencils taped side-by-side that produce calligraphic letters when ...
Chinese cabbages are available all year, look for fresh, firm heads that feel heavy for their size. Tiny black flecks on the leaves are normal and harmless. Reject heads that look wilted, limp or ...
From a hard-working powder brush to a simple spoolie ... “But it could just be a regular pen case,” she adds. Makeup by Linda Gradin at L’Atelier. Model: Alexis Brookins at Supreme.