Also known as Chinese ink or Indian ink, it is a black pigment commonly used for draughtsmanship. A carbon-based ink made of lampblack mixed with a binder, it was used in parts of Asia, including India and China, for several centuries before its introduction in Europe in the sixteenth century.
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