What's the use of painting and calligraphy felt?

When creating or practicing calligraphy and painting, put it under the practice paper and rice paper. The fluff of the calligraphy and painting felt can hold up the rice paper and absorb excess ink.

Painting and calligraphy felt can be used repeatedly, even some old painters will use it for decades, and there is no need to pad newspapers and other tools that need to be changed frequently. It is no longer possible for pigments and ink to directly stain the table through Xuan paper or practice paper. It is practical, soft and cheap. It can set off rice paper and make calligraphy and painting lovers feel comfortable. It is an essential auxiliary material for Four Treasures of the Study.

Types of painting and calligraphy felt:

There are all kinds of calligraphy and painting carpets on the market for us to choose from. Generally speaking, the materials for making painting and calligraphy felt are mainly wool or chemical fiber. Due to the differences in materials and techniques, various kinds of painting and calligraphy linoleum have been produced.

First of all, from the material point of view, some painting and calligraphy carpets are pure wool, which can be divided into domestic wool (first-class painting and calligraphy felt) and imported wool (super-class painting and calligraphy felt), some are chemical fiber (chemical fiber painting and calligraphy felt), and some are wool and chemical fiber mixed (blended painting and calligraphy felt).

Technically speaking, some calligraphy and painting carpets are wrapped in dense cloth, some are just sealed with thread, and some are directly cut without any treatment.

In the creation of calligraphy, besides the feeling of calligraphy, Four Treasures of the Study's choice is also very important. Many utensils in China are unique, which not only shows that the Chinese nation is different from other nations' customs.

It has also contributed to the progress and development of world culture. The most typical writing tools are called "Four Treasures of the Study": paper, pen, ink and inkstone.

Paper is a great invention of China. Although there are tens of millions of kinds of paper in the world, "Xuan paper" is still a unique handmade paper for brush painting and calligraphy. Xuan paper is flexible in texture, white and smooth in color, durable in color and strong in water absorption, and enjoys the reputation of "paper life for thousands of years" internationally.

Brush is a unique writing and painting tool, which has a feather writing style different from that of ancient China and western countries. Although pencils, ballpoint pens, pens, etc. In today's world, the writing brush is irreplaceable.

It is said that the writing brush was created by Meng Tian, so Houdian, Hengshui County, Hebei Province, which is still known as the hometown of writing brush, celebrates with jiaozi and drinks on the third day of the third lunar month, just like the New Year in China.

In memory of Meng Tian's writing brush. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the "Hu Bi" produced in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province has become the most famous brush variety in China with the characteristics of "sharp, round and healthy".

Ink is a pigment for writing and painting. The fine ink made by Chao Heting, a famous Mohist in the Tang Dynasty, was appreciated by Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the whole family took "Li" as the national surname. From the world-famous "Li Mo". In the Song Dynasty, Shexian, the birthplace of Li Mo, was renamed Huizhou, and Li Mo was renamed Huimo.

Inkstone, commonly known as Inkstone, is a tool for China to write, paint and grind pigments. Inkstone was very popular in Han Dynasty, but it was widely used in Song Dynasty. There are many varieties in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Tao inkstone, Duan inkstone, She inkstone and inkstone, which are called the "four famous inkstones", appeared. The literati in ancient China attached great importance to inkstone, not only accompanied them all the time, but also used it as a martyr after death.

Four Treasures of the Study is unique, which not only shows the customs and habits of the Chinese nation different from other nations, but also contributes to the progress and development of world culture and national culture.

Today, China is in a new era of modernization. Understanding the excellent culture of China in the past is to create a new culture in the future. This is of great significance to improving national self-esteem and enhancing national cohesion.

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