In China, writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink stones are called the Four Treasures of Study.

在中国，毛笔、墨、纸和砚台被称为文房四宝。

youdao

Among the high-quality (质量) treasures, the writing brush produced in Huzhou, the ink stick produced in Huizhou, the xuan paper made in Xuancheng and the ink stone made in Duanxi are the best known.

在各种高质量瑰宝中，湖州产的毛笔、徽州产的墨、宣城产的宣纸和端溪产的砚石最为出名。

youdao

And we pour some water into it, and we rub the ink stick, and then we can get the liquid ink we are gonna use in painting and writing.

我们往砚台中倒一些水，在它上面磨墨，然后我们就可以得到用来写字作画的墨汁。

youdao

But others say he wrote this way because he was left-handed and writing backwards was easier and helped keep the ink from smearing.

VOA: special.2010.09.15

You wouldn't draft a letter or sketch a still life with an ink-stained finger, but that's what writing or drawing on a tablet amounts to without the proper tool.

WSJ: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Swipe

Patterson pencils in ruled lines on the sheets to guide his writing and erases them when he is done, leaving black ink on creamy white pages.

WSJ: Unlikely NY scribe handwrites Good Book in 4 years

The cap of this pen doubles as a stylus tip, giving users the option to write with ink on paper in the iNotebook device and then quickly switch over to writing with a stylus in the app.

WSJ: Pen and Paper Find a Place in the Digital World