Generally speaking, she inkstone originated around the Tang dynasty, but some experts and scholars believe that she inkstone probably began in the Han dynasty and appeared constantly in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and spread all over China in the Tang and Song Dynasties according to the research data of Mr. Cheng Mingming, an expert in inkstone research, and the research and analysis of the existing unearthed Gu Yan? .
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She inkstone is famous all over the world since it was praised by Liu Gongquan, a famous calligrapher in Tang Dynasty. Later, many poems praised Sheyan, such as Hong Jingbo, Su Dongpo, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, Zhou Bida and Huang.
Stone is of excellent quality, graceful color and delicate luster, with eight virtues of "firmness, moistening, softness, health, fineness, greasy, clean and beautiful". Ink stone is tender and firm, delicate in texture, firm and moist, and has the characteristics of astringency, no writing, smoothness and no throwing ink.
Clasp, caress the skin, grind like a sharp edge, suitable for ink, and use for a long time. The ink on the inkstone is old and dirty, and it is as clean as new when entering the water. It is called "Shiguan Mountain" and "The name of inkstone is Pearl".
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