Brushes and brush pens are an integral part of Chinese and Japanese black ink painting and calligraphy, and it’s worth every penny to invest in premium brushes. Natural bristles, such as weasel ...

Easyou Hu Chinese Brush for Calligraphy and Sumi-e Drawing. Buy Now. 5. Yasutomo Bamboo Calligraphy Brushes. If you’re looking to dabble in dry-brush techniques, this stiff-bristled brush is a ...

In Chinese calligraphy, the white space (空白 kōng bái) is as important as the ink. It reflects the Daoist concept of emptiness ...

A summer camp in Beijing took children to experience this traditional Chinese culture on July 6, guided by Wang Houxian, a ...

The Chinese Art of Writing. New York: Skira/Rizzoli, 1990. Harrist, Robert, and Wen Fong. The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection. Princeton: Art Museum, Princeton ...

Write your name — over and over. You’ll be surprised what you learn. By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I ...

Neal and Donna Sealock show their collection of Chinese calligraphy brushes on Nov. 7 at their home in Spokane. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review) ...

Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...