Painters in China traditionally use solid ink sticks instead of liquid ink. These ink sticks are still often made by artisans who spend more than a year collecting ash, pounding, moulding, and painting each bar by hand.
This is the third episode of our “Artisans” series, where we explore China’s rich art history and its dedicated creators.
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0:00 Hui ink sticks 0:00 The history 0:00 How it’s made 0:00 Inspiration from car batteries
If you liked this video, we have more videos about Chinese artisans:
Tibetan Artist is a Master of the Ancient Technique of Cloisonne With His Vivid Buddha Paintings https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x872ex2
Kintsugi: Using Gold to Fix Broken Pottery into New Art https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8607uy
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Producer: Lyn Yang Videographer: Patrick Wong Editor: Cliff Man Mastering: Victor Peña
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