Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi 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 ...

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 ...

Most of us think of calligraphy as an elegant form of writing, grand for wedding invitations and formal announcements, but just writing. “Calligraphic Abstraction,” at the Seattle Asian Art Museum ...

Chinese calligraphy has been a popular art form for centuries, particularly during the Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year. It is said that writing calligraphy at the beginning of the year brings good ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink, referred to as sumi ink, comes in a solid form. It takes at least four years of production before these ink sticks can be sold, ...

FROM Chinatown scenes and Chinese calligraphy to abstract "crazy" calligraphy and monumental scale paintings - nonagenarian artist Lim Tze Peng seems to have done it all with his Chinese brushes and ...

TORONTO – When Rajiv Surendra meets new people in his travels who want to stay in touch, he has a key stipulation when it comes to exchanging messages: put them in the post. “They’ll write to me and ...