Vintage Chinese Sumi Ink Stick With Embossed Landscape Metallic Mountains 3" Tsutsugaki 1960s) black glass ikebana bud

1960s) black glass ikebana bud vase

A very auspicious motif called Shochikubai

This 18th century portable calligraphy tansu has three drawers and a lidded top section

5 cm) including the border

Vintage Chinese Sumi Ink Stick With Embossed Landscape Metallic Mountains 3" Tsutsugaki 1960s) black glass ikebana budThisis a Vintage Chinese ink stick used to make sumi ink for calligraphy and painting. Embossed with a mountain temple scene on the front and back painted in gold, copper, bronze, silver, red, blue and green. The scenery is labeled in traditional Chinese with "Wenshu Monistery" and "Yu Ping Peak". Chinese ink is some of the best ink in the world for calligraphy. To make ink pour a small amount of water on to the high flat part of a slate ink stone