Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...

A painting of the Monkey King by Deng Yu, created using a bamboo brush. [Photo provided to China Daily] Instead of a pencil, Deng Yu sketches most of his paintings with a "bamboo brush". Inspired by ...

The theory of the shared origin of painting and calligraphy, and its practical application, comes from the special characteristics of Chinese writing and the Chinese brush, the implement used in both ...