Reply To: Love of Lanterns

I would love to see them too! #HandPaintedLanterns

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Old Chinese Ink Sticks

I have been given this box containing old Chinese ink sticks. Please can someone advise whether they are valuable and if so how much are they worth. I am new to calligraphy so have no idea. Therefore this may be a naive question but I need to learn. Thank you

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Reply To: Cleaning inkstone

I’ve learned so much in this thread. I have just bought a collectible-level inkstone that I want to treat right and all the encouragement and knowledge from those above is much appreciated. Finally, it is so wise to remember that the stone will show your efforts in practice and time, a real testament to your devotion to the art. #HowToCleanInkstone

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Reply To: What did you paint today?

#DoubleLayerXuanPaper

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Hi ! Would you please help me with an artists signature ?

Would you please help with identifying this artists signature ?  Thank You so very much .

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Need help with Chinese Artwork

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Help with Artwork

Can someone tell me if this is an old piece of artwork, or valuable? It is Christian Chinese artwork and on silk/bamboo.  #EastAsian #Interpretation #Translation #Value

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Format for poetry in Calligraphy?

Is there a classic, “standard” way to do a calligraphy piece that uses either a whole poem or a few line(s) of a poem?

Some poems are so famous that I suppose a line or two quoted need not even be cited on the piece. Much of the calligraphy I’ve seen from history uses one of the two general following formats:

1. The title and author name of the poetry is the first vertical line on the right, followed going to left the poem (or quoted lines) themselves, then the calligrapher’s name and seal in the last vertical line.
2. The poem or lines from the poem are arranged vertically, right to left, then the author of the poem is shown, and below that is the calligrapher’s name, seal and sometimes date.

Does anyone know of a generally accepted format for doing this kind of quote in calligraphy? I know that if I’m doing this for myself it could be a lot of different ways, but I like tradition. : )

Thanks for any advice or if there is information elsewhere online/internet.

Craig #Poetry

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Reply To: ”Slender Gold” (瘦金体) style brush?

Beautiful work, here and on your website. Thank you for the guidance.

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Highly visible drying marks/grid/lattice?

Hi all, im looking to get some unsized xuan paper with the drying grid marks/ lattice shape being highly visible. It’s an aesthetic choice for Sumi paper I really like and have run out of sadly. Could Inkston or fellow customers/painters point me in the right direction? I’m also a fan of the half cut paper size, approx 136cm x 35cm. Many thanks, and happy new year!

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Reply To: Cleaning inkstone

The inkstones we use are round and its sometimes really difficult to get the ink out of the corners, especially if the ink has dried up from previous usage.

Can you like soak the inkstone in case you can’t get rid of all the dried up ink? You can’t use that inkstone-cleaner for a round inkstone right?

With all the shared good advice and cautions by others in mind, I can only add that: yes, you can use Inkston’s inkstone cleaner on an inkstone of any shape and size to reach and clean every nook, cranny, edge and crevice.  It’s a question of how [to do that] — and also by being mindful of the do’s and don’ts that have been mentioned by the seniors in this community (seniors in knowledge and experience, not age).

That said, first: you’d need to scrape enough fine, dry powder from the mud block.  I use the dull edges of a letter opener to scrape the surface and corners of the mud block until I have enough powder to clean with.  Second: use a good quality kneaded rubber eraser, which you can tear and shape into any form you wish.  The kneaded rubber remains very pliable during the cleaning process —  it can be re-shaped without much effort for it to reach every nook and cranny, if needed.

Anyway, I think pictures would speak the idea better (see attached).  Again, everything above is said with all the advice and cautions already given by the seniors in this community.  A very light touch is always better, albeit it’d take longer to clean/reopen the stone, than to be heavy-handed to save time (and cause damage).

Hope the attached pictures help explain better.

  

Happy New Year 2021!

~ PS #HowToCleanInkstone

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Seals done with Japanese Kanji?

Hello, I am looking to get a square or rectangular seal made with my Chinese zodiac, Metal Horse. I am interested in having it done as Tetsu Uma, “Iron Horse”, in kanji, as 鉄馬. Using Google translate app, I find that the same characters mean “Zhí mǎ” in Chinese, but the english meaning remains the same. Is this correct? Would the seal carvers at Inkston be able to accommodate such a request?

Thank you for your time.

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