A good brush has four characteristics: sharp, neat, round and healthy, and it is handy to use.
Sharp: When the pens are gathered together, the ends should be sharp. The pen tip is easy to write and express. Writers often refer to their pens as "bald pens", but if they are not sharp, they will become bald pens, and there will be no spirit in writing books. When buying a new pen, the hair is glued and polymerized, which is easy to distinguish. When checking the old pen, first wet the pen and gather the hair, then you can distinguish the sharp baldness.
Qi: refers to the pen tip after it is flattened with water. If the brush is neat, the length of the brush is equal at ordinary times, and there is no gap, then it is "ten thousand Li Qi" when writing. Because the pen needs to be completely wet, it is difficult to check this when buying it.
Round: it means that the pen is as perfect as a jujube pit, which means that the hair is sufficient. If you have more hair, you will have enough pen power to write, otherwise you will lose weight and lack pen power. The pen is perfect. The pen can turn. When shopping, there is glue in your hair. Is it perfect? Just take a closer look.
Health: the elasticity of the pen waist; Press hard, lift the pen, and then return to its original state. If the pen is flexible, it can be used freely; Generally speaking, rabbit hair and wolf hair are more elastic than wool, and their writing is firm and firm. In this regard, press the pen after wetting, and the front is straight and healthy. Four virtues refer to the function of the pen itself, and we should also consider the copybook when choosing the pen. The same is true of the so-called "write his own words with a pen that someone has used". The best way to judge what kind of pen to use is to look at his handwriting directly: if the style is strong, choose Hao Jian; If you are charming and plump, choose soft; Hard and soft, and then choose double brush. The characteristics of the pen also affect the written calligraphy, thus achieving the wonderful scenery of calligraphy.
The most famous pens in China are Zhejiang Hubi, Jiangsu Taicang Brush and Hebei Houdian Brush. Lake pen is free and durable, and is known as "the skill of pen is the best in the world". The origin of tiger skin is Shanlian Town, Xing Wu County, Zhejiang Province. Taicang Brush is located in Taicang Village, pingle town, Jin Meng. Taicang Village, named after the location of the ancient imperial granary, has a total population of 1 100, with Pan accounting for more than 95%. The history of Taicang brush making is well documented, which began in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. At that time, there were dozens of brush makers in Taicang Village, among whom Pan Youwen, Pan Yunsheng and Pan Taisheng were famous, and these names became their own names. Xi 'an has two brush shops specializing in Taicang brushes. Taicang brush is characterized by sharp nib, fullness and roundness, strong ink absorption, soft but not soft to use, smooth and elastic. At that time, Taicang brush was exported to Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and other provinces (autonomous regions) and enjoyed a long-standing reputation in the northern region. Among them, the small pen is the most famous and has become an indispensable bookkeeping tool for businesses. Taicang brush was also favored by the official department of the Qing court and became a pen for writing daily official documents. Most of the Mao writers in Taicang Village are Pan, and at its peak, there was a saying of "South Lake North Pan". China Houdian Brush is produced in Houdian Village, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. In ancient times, it was called Mengbi, also known as "Mengtian Jingbi" and "Houbi", and it was called Xiangbi in ancient times. Houdian brush is made of excellent materials, long and hard, combining rigidity with softness, full of ink without dripping, slippery without stagnation. Mainly produced in Houdian Village, Taocheng District, the hometown of Hengshui brush, with more than 270 varieties. The brush-making process of Houdian is divided into more than 300 manual operations, such as basin, odd job, dry job, lettering and coloring. Strict acceptance system is implemented in the whole process, which makes the product quality stable and reliable. Li Xiannian, Yang Chengwu, Wang, Ji Pengfei, Fang Yi, Liu Zhijian and other national leaders visited Houdian Village and wrote inscriptions. Famous calligraphers such as Qi Gong, Fan Ceng, Liu Bingsen, Xiao Lao, Shen Peng, Fan Ceng, Sun Mofo and the last emperor Aisingiorro Jeff splashed ink on the brush in the back hall. Thick brush is well-known at home and abroad, and exported to Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia and other 11 countries and regions, with an annual export volume of more than 3 million pieces. Won the "Hundred Flowers Award" of Arts and Crafts and the National Excellent Product Certificate, as well as the Tianjin Import and Export Commodity Inspection Bureau and the Tianjin Foreign Trade Export Inspection Exemption Certificate. Fengyun, Shuiyue, Xiaolanghao and other brushes were designated as "trustworthy inspection-free products" by Tianjin Port.
Therefore, it is basically enough to buy a brush or choose a suitable brand, and inspection is not allowed.