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Saturday, September 11, 2021

Rice paper

Rice paper 

Paper is widely considered to be one of China’s major technological achievements, and it has often been viewed as its greatest contribution to the world. It is said that Cai Lun 蔡伦, a eunuch and minister to an emperor during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), was the one to invent paper. Rice paper is the best kind of paper to use when writing calligraphy because of the way it absorbs ink. It can create a blurry quality, which is particularly well suited for watercolor paintings in addition to calligraphy. It is made by hand and is both soft and tough — perfect for all types of creative brush strokes the calligrapher might want to draw. Fun fact: The term “rice paper” is a misnomer because it is actually made with bamboo, hemp fiber, and the bark of mulberry trees. These basic materials were actually inexpensive to produce and easy to find, so it is no wonder that the art of calligraphy was able to flourish and survive throughout the centuries.

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