Mohai, Mohai is generally called big inkstone, and it can also be called sea inkstone. Mo Chi, known as the relatively small inkstone; There is also the name of Moshan according to its material, because the general material of inkstone is made of stone, and the carved stone is a mountain, so it is called inkstone.
Brief introduction of inkstone
Ink stone, pen, ink and paper are the traditional Four Treasures of the Study in China, and they are the necessary tools for China's calligraphy. The inkstone is not only the stationery of the study, but also a rare collection of literati in past dynasties because of its solid nature and immortality.
The materials of inkstone are rich and varied. Besides Duanyan, Rolling Stone, Taoheshi, Mudstone, Xugong inkstone, Yishui inkstone, Turquoise, Redstone, Strange Stone and Chrysanthemum Stone, there are dozens of kinds of jade inkstones, jade miscellaneous stone inkstones, tile inkstones, lacquer sand inkstones, iron inkstones and porcelain inkstones.
Ink stone develops with the development of pen and ink. The earliest inkstone was inkstone. In the Han Dynasty, due to the invention of hand-made ink, ink can be directly ground on inkstone, so inkstone began to develop, and there appeared copper inkstone, pottery inkstone, silver inkstone, Xu, wood tire lacquer sand inkstone and so on. The most prominent thing from the Six Dynasties to the Sui Dynasty was the appearance of porcelain inkstones.