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The tuber of hyacinth bletilla


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RA376 ounce $ 6.25

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Formdried slices
Usesink rubbing
Native   China

A light glue obtained from the tuber of hyacinth bletilla is used in ink rubbing to keep a rubbing paper, especially unsized rice paper, firmly attached to a stele.

Direction
  1. Soak one teaspoon of the tuber of hyacinth bletilla in a quart of cool water overnight.
  2. Boil for an hour on low fire. Let it cool.
  3. Brush a thin coat of the glue evenly over the surface of an engraving, then spread a sheet of dampened rice paper over the glued area.
  4. Tap the paper into all the depressions of the engraving with a large bristle brush while the paper is still wet.
  5. Start applying ink while the paper is half dry.
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