The process of creating these golden books involves selecting special paper, crafting ink with gold leaf, and meticulous calligraphy by experts. Experts carefully select special, thicker paper ...

Calligraphy is alive and well ... There’s nothing like white ink written on black paper or gold shimmering in the sun with vibrancy and texture. Flourishing designs are used very often as ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Calligraphy inkstones, especially elaborately designed ones, can cost over $5,000. While the traditional practice of using an ink stick and inkstone is less common ...

Xia Cheng Bei, or the “Stele for Xia Cheng” (circa AD170), attributed to renowned calligrapher Cai Yong, is an Eastern Han dynasty stele, a form of ancient monument, describing the family ...