The Four Treasures of Calligraphy
The four materials needed in calligraphy are brush, ink, ink, stone, and paper, and are known as The Four Treasures of Calligraphy. The original four are the brush, the ink, the inkstone and paper. A paperweight, or bunchin, can also be common place and help hold the paper still while writing, and a black pad, the shitajiki is also sometimes used to prevent ink from penetrated through the paper onto the table.
The four materials needed in calligraphy are brush, ink, ink, stone, and paper, and are known as The Four Treasures of Calligraphy. The original four are the brush, the ink, the inkstone and paper. A paperweight, or bunchin, can also be common place and help hold the paper still while writing, and a black pad, the shitajiki is also sometimes used to prevent ink from penetrated through the paper onto the table.
