Some time ago, I wrote about Ogatsu stone, which is found in Japan. It is a a dark grey stone, nearly black in color, easily carved and used for many purposes. Ogatsu stone is famous for suzuri as it is…
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Ogatsu Suzuri
Tagged with: chinese inkstone, ink stone, Japanese ink stone, Ogatsu, sumi-e, suzuri, The Four Treasures
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
Dragon Stone
We are still moving things around since my brother moved out last year. Needless to say, we are slow! In that process of making room for him, a lot of stuff was shifted, stored, and forgotten. Now that the studio…
Tagged with: Chinese, clouds, dragon, four treasures, ink painting, ink stone, repairing a suzuri, repairing an inkstone, sumi-e, suzuri
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
Calligrapher’s Suzuri
This is a beautiful little suzuri, ideal for calligraphers. It measures 4.75 x 2.75 inches (12 x 7 cm), originates from Japan, and is made of natural stone. The size makes it perfect for taking with you. Western calligraphers who…
Tagged with: brush, Calligraphy, dip pen, four gentlemen, ink stone, sumi, sumi-e, sumi-e video, suzuri
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, Sumi-e & Ink Painting, The Four Treasures
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones, Sumi-e & Ink Painting, The Four Treasures
Patina, Provenance, Keshiki, and the Velveteen Rabbit
Patina: a surface appearance of something grown beautiful, especially with age or use. Provenance: origin, source. the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature. Keshiki: . . . (Japanese) after you use [something] and make some stain, it…
Tagged with: keshiki, lily, patina, provenance, sumi, sumi-e, suzuri, The Velveteen Rabbit
Posted in Blitherings, Ink, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
Posted in Blitherings, Ink, Inkstones, The Four Treasures
The Four Treasures: Inkstone / Suzuri, vii
Every region has its artistic styles, as well as every time period. The same may be said for production of the suzuri, with a classical shape and style modified according to era and taste. The most common suzuri is a…
Tagged with: Calligraphy, four treasures, go stone, ink painting, ink stick, ink stone, Japanese, nachiguro, shale, slate, stone, suiseki, sumi-e, suzuri
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones
Posted in Blitherings, Inkstones
