The process of making India ink was known in China as far back as the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, during Neolithic times. India ink was first invented in China, but the source of materials to make the carbon pigment in India ink was later traded from India, so the term India ink was used. The traditional Chinese method of making the ink was to grind a mixture of hide glue, carbon black, lampblack, and bone black pigment with a pestle and mortar before pouring it into a ceramic dish where it could dry. In order to use the dry mixture, a wet brush would be applied until it reliquified. The manufacture of India ink was established by the Cao Wei Dynasty (220–265 AD). Historically the ink used in China were in the form of ink sticks made of lampblack and animal glue.
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