Why is the inkstone called inkstone?

Inkstone, ink grinding tool. Due to the extensive use of ink, the practical value of inkstone is getting lower and lower. Ink stone, seemingly simple, is actually very complicated. A history of inkstone can write a very thick book. There are many names of inkstones, most of which come from the poems of ancient famous artists, poets and painters. Most people agree that the name is fixed, so inkstone has many aliases. Briefly as follows:

(1) Shi Jun. In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo wrote "The Biography of Wuyuan Mountain Tanyan-the Biography of Wantan", which recorded: "Those who pool are also people. I used to hide in the mountains in my last life, saying that Tan was named "Wan Shi Jun" because of his "contribution to civil affairs and outstanding achievements". For example, Wang Jixiang's "Seven Stars Ink" in the Qing Dynasty said: "Beidou is pregnant with Shi Jun, and it is prosperous. "No matter what material it is made of, it is also called inkstone, such as bronze inkstone, iron inkstone, bamboo inkstone and tile inkstone. Can be collectively referred to as Shi Jun.

② Youshi. The ancients especially cherished "love", and literati regarded all kinds of treasures in the study as friends, so inkstone was commonly known as You's. In the Song Dynasty, Wang Yanyou said in a poem: "Tunxi is full of life, and the cave will meet stone friends." "Sheng Jun" refers to paper, and "Youshi" refers to inkstone. Widely circulated, everyone called inkstone a stone friend.

(3) Mohou. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, Wen Song personified the inkstone, and once wrote "Biography of Jimohou Xu Shi", saying that the inkstone was named stone and the word was silent, so it was called "Jimohou". From then on, people called the inkstone the queen of Jimo. For example, Wang Maizhong of the Song Dynasty said in "Wash Ink at Night": "Thank me for being a Jimohou, rich in spring and autumn."

(4) Mohai. The nickname of inkstone is generally called Dayan, and some are called Haiyan. For example, Su Yijian's "Four Treasures of the Study" in Song Dynasty said: "If you cherish the Yellow Emperor, you will get a jade buckle and treat it as the Mohai. The inscription on it is:' Di Hong's inkstone platform'. " This is the beginning of the legendary inkstone making. In the Song Dynasty, he wrote the poem "Xie Yan": "Di Hong Mohai World has not seen it, and it is close to the blue and purple inkstone of Aiduanxi." Published in the history of ink in the Qing dynasty, the inscription reads "the country of ink is magnificent, the sky is high and the air is broad." Dayinghai mud inkstone is a typical Mohist style. The ink sea also refers to the big ink basin. Zhai Hao's popular editor in Qing Dynasty said: "There are many Chinese characters in this book, but they are polished with clay pots, which is called' the sea of ink'."

⑤ Mo Chi. Commonly known as small inkstone. That is, the big inkstone is called "sea" and the small inkstone is called "pool". Some people also call the ink cartridge Mo Chi.

(6) Ink tray. Generally speaking, it is the common name of shallow inkstone, which usually refers to a big inkstone like a plate.

⑦ Mo Tian. "Mo Tian" means cultivated land, and studying ink is like cultivated land. The field here mainly refers to being big and able to "grow ink", which is understood as inkstone.

(8) Yanshan. According to the natural shape of stone, it is carved into inkstone and mountain, so it is called inkstone mountain. Gao Qian's Eight Notes on Respect for Life in the Ming Dynasty said: "Yanshan started in Min Nan Gong and was taken by the gems of the Southern Tang Dynasty. There is a record of ploughing in the picture, which will be effective later. "

(9) inkstone pool. There is a kind of inkstone whose shape is concave, called inkstone pool. Fu Xuan's "Yan Fu" in the Jin Dynasty says: "Lu has taken shape, forging gold and iron as a pool." This is the inkstone. The inkstone pool means that there is a reservoir at one end of the inkstone, which is designed for the convenience of grinding ink and adding water. Size and depth vary, depending on the shape of the stone.

(10) inkstone tile. Commonly known as tile inkstone, also known as tile inkstone. The building tiles used in Qin and Han dynasties were mostly mud-cleaning, and later they were transformed into inkstones. For example, Wu Rong's "Gu Yan Wafu" in the Tang Dynasty said: "If you don't speak softly, you are not rigid, and the soil is tile. Don't say it's useless if it's useless. If the tile is broken, it's an inkstone. " "After Listening to Shao, Record" said: "Those who inked tiles were also said by the people of the Tang Dynasty. They didn't deliberately use the tile as an inkstone, but they would expand into tiles in the inkstone, and more importantly, they would leave no ink. "

(1 1) grinder. The common name of primitive inkstone. In the Neolithic age, an instrument used to grind graphite or other pigments. For example, a set of painting tools unearthed from the Neolithic site in Jiangzhai, Lintong, Shaanxi Province, has a grinder called "ancestor inkstone".

There are many other nicknames for inkstone. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Jixiang's Drunken Yan Anming said, "Yesterday, the inkstone was called Mr. Runse, and the man on the rock was Mr. Shang Shu, who was tough, but I regarded it as Mr. Jingzhen." "Mr. Polishing" was mentioned as early as in the poem "Four Friends Zan" by Xue Tao, a poetess in the Tang Dynasty, saying that "Mr. Polishing's belly." Call inkstone "Mr Poland". Another example is Xugong, which refers to the "Xugong inkstone" in Lu Zhong. Calligrapher Shu Tong wrote an inscription for this inkstone: "Mei Xugong". Those who don't know may think that "Xu Gong" refers to people, but it is actually a common name for inkstone. Xu produced in yinan county (Linyi) near Xugongdian village. In the early years, Linyi County Records said: "Xugong Hall, 75 miles northwest of the county seat, can produce stones as inkstones, with Fiona Fang's shape, fine gravel milk on the side, not artificial, full of natural interest, simple and elegant." The stone colors of Xu Gong are crab green, eel yellow, dark green, raw brown, blue and orange. There are several colors in the same stone, which is extremely harmonious and quiet and rare in the world. If you use this inkstone, its inkstone is also precious.