Among the various calligraphic tools, the calligraphy brush is special to China. It represents one of the four treasures of study, which also include paper, ink and ink stone. Chinese calligraphy ...

A handmade calligraphy brush, custom made for a master calligrapher, can cost over $1,000. At Hata Bunshindou each brush tip is made by a single artisan. It's a delicate process that can take over a ...

An artisan shows one of the best writing brushes produced by the Shanlian Huzhou Ink Brush Factory (YANG YANG / CHINA DAILY) A short soft brush connected to a long hard handle, both vigorous and ...

A staff member at the workshop selects hair for making brush. Li Xiaoping, the founder of the workshop, says that the hair for making brush is divided into different categories according to gender, ...

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 ...

Zhou Pengcheng has been engaged in this ancient handicraft for more than six decades.[Photo/Xinhua] Zhou Pengcheng, 76, has dedicated his life to the centuries-old intangible cultural heritage of ...

I find myself daydreaming about writing next week’s word, and that first contact the brush has with the paper A while ago, I was given a gift voucher for a craft lesson, which I decided to use for ...

HANGZHOU, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- In a township around 60 kilometers from the city of Hangzhou, home of e-commerce giant Alibaba, a group of Chinese ink brush manufacturers are struggling to survive at a ...