The ink brush is an essential tool in Chinese calligraphy. Many famous artists even have brushes made exclusively for them. Brush-making skills are passed on through generations. So, how do you make a ...

Calligraphy, once considered the highest form of writing, faces new questions in an age of screens and sensors. Is this ancient art still tethered to brush and ink? The resounding response: not at all ...

Born in Shanghai in 1959 into a family of intellectuals, Feng Xiao-Min began studying Chinese ink painting and calligraphy at an early age. Nearly thirty years later, he moved to Paris to pursue an ...

The Asian American Cultural Center hosts a Calligraphy night, teaching students how to write the basic strokes that makeup most stroke-based languages including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Arabic ...

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 now ...

In Nara, craftspeople have been making calligraphy ink using their feet for centuries. CNN’s Will Ripley visits Kobaien, one of Japan’s oldest ink makers, to learn more. Donald Trump's remarks about ...