Amy's Demo: How to Make Handmade Sumi Ink with Inkstick and Inkstone

In the heart of Jiyuan, a city in central China's Henan Province, lies the birthplace of the Pan Gu Inkstone – one of the Four Treasures of Study in traditional Chinese culture, alongside the brush, ink and paper. At the center of this living tradition is Master Zhang Shubi, a highly respected artist who has spent over 50 years perfecting the craft of inkstone carving. With works exhibited at the United Nations, his artistry bridges generations and cultures, preserving a centuries-old practice i

#Guangdong | At the Liu Xinxiang Duan Inkstone Art Museum in Zhaoqing, the city known as the "Inkstone Capital of China", there is the largest and heaviest "Drum-shaped" Duan #inkstone in the world, the "Drum Shape - Dragon Soaring in Prosperity" Inkstone. The original stone weighed 30 tons, and it took Liu Xinxiang, a Chinese inkstone expert and #craftsman, along with his 14 apprentices, a decade to create this masterpiece. 📍#Zhaoqing, Guangdong https://www.newsgd.com/node_d36b0ef83f/bd37d1cc9