At the beginning of creation, every calligrapher first folds a piece of rice paper into a certain format, in order to better reflect the beauty of the calligraphy art and make the whole calligraphy work achieve an accurate horizontal and vertical effect.
Xuan paper is a traditional paper for calligraphy and painting in China, a special product of Jingxian County in Xuancheng City, Anhui Province and a national geographical indication product. Xuan paper "began in the Tang Dynasty and was produced in Jingxian County". Since Jingxian County was under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhou Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, it was named Xuan paper because of its place, and it has a history of more than 1,5 years. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, a group of Cao Shi moved to Xiaoling, Jingxian County, Anhui Province, and began the process of making "Xuan Paper" with green sandalwood bark as raw material.
Xuan paper is a unique handicraft in China. It has the characteristics of soft and tough texture, smooth as jade, no decay, and ever-changing Mo Yun. It enjoys the reputation of "Millennium Life Paper" and is known as "National Treasure". Painting with inscriptions on rice paper, Mo Yun is clear, well-structured, full of backbone, full of momentum, thick but not muddy, light but not gray, and its words and paintings are vivid on the paper, glowing and shining.
Product features of Xuan paper:
Xuan paper has good ink wetting property, strong durability and aging resistance, and is not easy to change color. Xuan paper is tough and moist, smooth but not slippery, white and dense, pure in texture, lossless in rubbing and strong in ink wetting, and has unique permeability and lubricity. Writing and painting are "divided into five colors", that is, they are completed in one stroke, with shades, visible textures, clear Mo Yun and distinct layers. Less moth-eaten and long service life. Xuan paper has been known as "the king of paper" since ancient times.
the paper quality of Xuan paper is soft and smooth, with faint bamboo curtain lines, neat and clean trim, and there are no defects such as folds, cracks, holes, sand grains and attachments on the paper surface that affect the use. The color tone of the same batch of products should be consistent, and the brightness (whiteness) difference should not be greater than 3%.