Su reports that ink from the belly of cuttlefish was also used for both writing and dyeing. One early Chinese ink maker of renown was Wei Dan, who lived in the kingdom of Wei, the northernmost of the famous Three Kingdoms.
最早關於墨的文獻記載出自《莊子・田子方篇》篇：「宋元君將畫圖，眾史皆至，受揖而立，舐筆和墨。」