That video was really fun! I loved how he started out by dumping out 1000s of grains of rice on the table. What was he thinking??? And using a felt-tipped pen probably was both an advantage (since he might be used to such writing implements) and a disadvantage, because it wasn\u2019t as fine a stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think for the traditional rice writing, the artists used tiny paint brushes, a smaller version of the kind they use for regular calligraphy, which is difficult enough in itself. Did you know that they use some special kind of charcoal? I read it in a book about a Chinese girl once, but I remember my grandfather had a block of black \u201cink\u201d in a box, and he would wet it and rub a piece of rubber-like substance on it, to get the right consistency and blackness, before applying his brush to the ink. And calligraphy differs among artists, the way that handwriting is different for any writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you notice the book has using for a resting spot, something about nature. It is the same author who wrote The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, in which he tells us that trees can communicate with each other underground, through their root systems\u2026.fascinating!!<\/p>\n The video<\/a> [UC#1-SU] is referring to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The earliest artifacts of Chinese inks can be dated back to 12th century BC<\/em><\/strong>, with charred materials, plant dyes, and animal-based inks being occasionally used, mineral inks being most common. Mineral inks based on materials such as graphite were ground with water and applied with brushes. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi <\/strong>ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold, and even longer for the most expensive ones. A 200-gram high-grade ink stick from a producer like Kobaien costs over $1,000. And at some other retailers, prices can reach almost $2,000. Meanwhile, almost double the amount of commercial India ink can go for as little as $9.<\/p>\nBusiness Insider<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The ink makers produce their own soot using vegetable oil lamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ink sticks are cured using first oak ashes, then air-drying, in a process that takes four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 95% of Japanese Calligraphy ink is made in the Nara Prefecture<\/strong>, in south-central Japan. It dates back to a technique developed by 7th century monks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The highest grade ink can sell for as much as $2000 for 200 grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ancient Craft of Sumi
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