Chinese Calligraphy‌

By Ren XingzhiIn mid-February, at the award-winning works exhibition of the First Shanghai Hard-Pen Calligraphy Competition, I was deeply moved by the dazzling array of hard-pen calligraphy pieces on...

By Li HanmingThe fountain pen is a vital tool in hard-pen calligraphy creation, as essential as a rifle is to a soldier. The writing performance of a fountain pen directly affects the creator's mood a...

A fountain pen with a nib stamped from gold alloy sheet, with an iridium pellet welded to the tip, is called a gold-nib pen. Gold nibs come in two karat grades: 12K and 14K.Authentic, branded gold-nib...

Stone inscription rubbing is one of China's unique art forms. Taking advantage of stone's durability, it has preserved the calligraphic works of many famous masters for us to study, and rubbing from s...

Inkstones are classified by material into stone, pottery, tile, brick, jade, and rubber types. Among stone inkstones, the Duan Inkstone and She Inkstone are the most famous. The Duan inkstone comes fr...

Inks are classified by color into premium blue-black, premium red, premium pure blue, and drafting black ink. Quality is evaluated in two aspects: intrinsic and appearance.Intrinsic Quality Tests1. Co...

China classifies pencil lead hardness into 18 grades, from the softest 6B to the hardest 10H. Among these, 4B to 2H are general-purpose writing pencils for study and office use, with HB being the most...

China produces a wide variety of brush pens of fine craftsmanship, with the best quality coming from Hunan, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. By usage, brushes are generally classified into purple-hair...

Huizhou ink is one of the Four Treasures of the Study — both a tool for painting and calligraphy, and an object of aesthetic appreciation. When selecting Huizhou ink, start by understanding its variet...