Vintage Chinese Sumi Ink Stick With Embossed Landscape Metallic Mountains 3" Tsutsugaki It is decorated with various

It is decorated with various floral and geometric designs

The print will be loosely rolled for shipping

This is an antique Japanese mid Meiji Era (c

1930) and has the signature on the bottom of the Japanese artist or kiln

Its handle is not free swinging so it stays in the upright position at all times

Vintage Chinese Sumi Ink Stick With Embossed Landscape Metallic Mountains 3" Tsutsugaki It is decorated with variousThisis a Vintage Chinese ink stick used to make sumi ink for calligraphy and painting. Embossed with a mountain temple scene on the front and back painted in gold, copper, bronze, silver, red, blue and green. The scenery is labeled in traditional Chinese with "Wenshu Monistery" and "Yu Ping Peak". Chinese ink is some of the best ink in the world for calligraphy. To make ink pour a small amount of water on to the high flat part of a slate ink stone