In the Ming dynasty, all kinds of paper were particularly comprehensive, and all famous papers could be imitated. The government also attaches great importance to the paper industry. During the Yongle period, Xishan, Jiangxi Province set up a government office, which specialized in making official papers, among which "Li Anqi" and "Guanyin" papers were the most famous.
Li Anqi paper is a kind of Shi Lian paper. Liu Ruoyu, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in his book "A Brief Introduction to Official Positions" that anyone who speaks loudly in the forbidden area and violates the prohibition can be reprimanded and blamed. If the circumstances are serious, a seven-page calligraphy will be issued, which will be called an incident and reported to the Li Si Supervision Office. Also stored as "even seven".
Tu Long, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in his book Exam Notes, Paper Notes and Zhou Chao Paper: During the Yongle period, the government offices in Xishan, Jiangxi Province made paper, and the thickest and best paper was called Lian Qi and Guanyin Paper.
In addition, there are play paper, sheet paper, small paper and large paper, as well as fine five-color art paper, five-color big curtain paper, five-color printed golden flower paper, white paper, Korean cocoon paper, leather paper, Songjiang sandalwood paper and Xin 'an paper, all of which were famous papers at that time.
At that time, the output of bamboo paper ranked first. Some ordinary paper is reprocessed to make the processed paper meet different needs. The famous "Xuande Tribute" is marked with "Xuande Five-year Su Xin Seal", which is as famous as Xuande Furnace and Xuande Porcelain.
Imitation processing of paper stationery was very popular in Qing dynasty, and the excellent papers of the previous generation were imitated, and many famous articles emerged. Royal paper includes Jinyunling Zhu Hongfu silk stationery, Yunlong Zhu Honghao couplet stationery, various wax stationery, various flower silk stationery, golden flower stationery, plum blossom jade edition stationery and white and black pollen stationery.
Commonly used are Hua Kai paper, Hua Kai sheet paper, Taishilian paper, ribbed paper, cotton paper, bamboo paper and rice paper. Old paper includes edge paper, warp paper, golden millet paper and Mingrentang Xuande paper. Antique paper includes honesty paper, magnetic blue paper, Tibetan scripture paper, Xuande gold stationery and so on. Among them, the imitation of Chengxin Tang paper, Mingren Temple paper and Jinsu Tibetan Scripture paper in Qianlong period reached a high level in manufacturing and processing. Plum blossom jade stationery and five-color powder wax stationery are new creations of processing paper in Qing Dynasty.
Plum blossom jade paper is a kind of paper in Qing Dynasty. Meihuayu stationery was first made in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Paper is made of leather paper. After dusting, waxing and polishing, it is painted with broken ice and plum blossom patterns in clay gold. In the lower left corner of the paper, there is a small red rectangle mark of "Plum Blossom Jade Edition". During the Qianlong period, the production and processing of this kind of paper were more sophisticated, and some of them became special paper for the court, representing the highest papermaking technology at that time. The beautiful and delicate lines, light and elegant ground lines, and just right ink and wash make this paper a representative of elegance, wealth, preciousness and exquisiteness at that time, which has high artistic collection value.
Powdered wax stationery originated in the Tang Dynasty, which is a kind of handmade paper stationery once used to write imperial edicts. Waxed paper with white mineral powder added. This kind of paper is a combination of art paper in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and waxed paper in Tang Dynasty, which has the advantages of both powder and waxed paper.
During the period from Kangxi to Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, a large number of pastel wax banknotes were made, using five-color paper as raw material and pastel waxing, also known as "five-color pastel wax". Then draw a pattern with clay gold.
During the Qianlong period, a large number of ice plum patterns were painted for decoration, which was named "Notes on Plum Blossom Jade Edition". Others include "Five-color wax notes depicting Un-yong Kim" and "Five-color wax notes depicting Un-yong Kim", and five-color powder wax notes depicting flowers and birds, broken branches and auspicious patterns. In addition, there are colored wax notes sprinkled with gold and silver, which show the brilliance of gold foil on colored powder wax paper, and most of them write Yichun post poems for palace wall repair. This kind of colored stationery sprinkled with gold or waxed with cold gold is an expensive luxury, and its price was more expensive than satin at that time.
In addition, there were many foreign papers in the Qing Dynasty, such as Lijin stationery, Jinling stationery, mirror stationery, moss stationery, message stationery, bamboo paper, Ryukyu snow paper, book delivery paper, western Phnom Penh paper, mica paper, flower leakage paper, various stationery papers, Dali colored paper and so on. This is also a treasure in paper. China's paper culture has a long history, and there are many famous papers in the past dynasties. Early paper, such as wadding paper, Baqiao paper, Juyan paper, Chinese paper, Robnaoer paper, dry beach slope paper, Cai Hou paper, etc. , can be found in some records, can also be found in modern archaeology. Due to its long history and limited production at that time, these papers were not passed down from generation to generation.