Generally speaking, ink refers to black liquid or solid, and China people seem to have a preference for black, not to mention the calligraphy and painting for two thousand years. As far back as 4 thousand years ago, in addition to adding ink to painted pottery, all-black pottery unique to the East was also used.
Oracle Bone Inscriptions's symbols in Shang Dynasty and Oracle Bone Inscriptions were written in ink, and Zhou Qin's documents were written in ink on bamboo slips, wooden slips and silk. However, the ink used in Shang Dynasty and Middle Ages was different from that used after the Eastern Han Dynasty, some were graphite in natural minerals, and some were carbon black ink burned with charcoal.
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In Four Treasures of the Study's arrangement order, some people think that the patterns and types of paper are the most, with paper as the head, others think that inkstone can be accompanied for life, lasting forever, with inkstone as the head, and some people take pen as the protagonist. Without pen, ink is useless, and inkstone is in a secondary position for a long time.
Scholars also attach great importance to ink, and often call it "mysterious image", "five wonders" and "messenger of black pine", which belongs to the nature of hermit. In fact, ink is important, qualitative and tangible: the fluidity, hairiness, uniformity and freshness of ink can affect the mood of users on site, and also affect the quality and long-term preservation of painting and calligraphy cultural relics.
The production and shaping of Mo Ding is another factor besides application. The so-called molding includes the exquisite art of ink mold: modeling, writing, drawing, carving, and external decoration after plastic casting. The highest level can satisfy the long-term possession value of vision and mind.
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