天 ( ten: sky )
長( cho : long )
地( chi : land )
久( kyu : endless )
Tenchochikyu is an ink made from rapeseed oil smoke and fine glue.
This ink spreads very well and produces an elegant black color in dark ink and kind of three-dimensional black color in light ink.
It is suitable for works on large paper. Easy to rub on a inkstone
Ms. Junko Azukawa, a contemporary calligrapher and ink painter in Australia, explains how to use stickinks.
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