Since ancient times, calligraphers and painters in China have been inseparable from paper, ink, pen and inkstone, using four kinds of stationery called "Four Treasures of the Study".
Famous artists have done a lot of research on the history of China and Four Treasures of the Study. They produce very rich varieties, such as pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The most famous ones are Xuan paper, Hui ink, Hu pen and Duan inkstone.
Xuan paper is a world-famous luxury paper. Because of the origin of this article, it was called "Xuan Paper" in Xuancheng, Anhui Province in the near future. Xuan paper has been made for 1500 years. This kind of paper is white, dense, even and soft, which can best reflect the characteristics of China's calligraphy and painting. Xuan paper is not easy to be damaged and discolored, so a large number of ancient calligraphy and paintings in China are still well preserved after hundreds and thousands of years.
China used ink very carefully in ancient calligraphy and painting. Hui ink, produced in Huizhou, Anhui Province, is the best ink. Huimo has a history of 1000 years since it came into being in the Tang Dynasty. Because of China's precious spices and traditional medicines, some of which are added with gold, this ink is not only black in color and fragrant in smell, but also can be used after being preserved for decades.
Four Treasures of the Study's pen is a brush. The production and use of brush can be traced back to five or six years ago. In China, the output of the most famous brush in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province is calculated. Lake pens are divided into Yang Hao pen, Wolf pen and purple pen, and the best goat hair (Yang Hao), ferret hair (Wolf hair) and rabbit hair (national name) are selected. Making a lake pen involves more than 70 processes, which is a very meticulous work. Hu pointed out that the pen tip is round, the pen holder is long, the hair is long, and it is solid and solid, which is the treasure of the study.
Yan's tool. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, she inkstone, Cheng Ni inkstone and Yan Tao inkstone have been called the four famous inkstones. It is produced in Duanzhou, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. This kind of stone made of the best material of Duanyan produced in Duanzhou, Guangdong Province, quickly damaged the ink. The inkstone is not easy to dry and cold, so Duanyan has become a treasure in the inkstone.
Paper, ink, pen and inkstone have played a very important role in the development of traditional calligraphy and painting in China. To this day, people still call them "Four Treasures of the Study".