A staff member at the workshop selects hair for making brush. Li Xiaoping, the founder of the workshop, says that the hair for making brush is divided into different categories according to gender, ...

Sitting in front of a water basin, an artisan engages in the washing, sorting, combing and shaping of the wool. [Photo by Yang Yang/China Daily] Legend has it that one day in 223 BC, as Meng Tian, a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2, ...

The poet-traveler may be familiar to lovers of Matsuo Basho, but for most, the Japanese way of travel writing diverts from well-trodden paths. Travels with a Writing Brush, by Meredith McKinney.400 ...