1. Verses praising inkstones by the ancients
Qilu: Brother Zhang Mei gave a clear mud inkstone as a reward
The gift comes from a long-term love, and he has treasured the inkstone ever since.
The purple pen is moistened by the clear mud, and the chapters of the book are full of splendor.
Fortunately, I will cook the snow with tea the next day, but I will miss the first spring cone.
Song Feng takes over the world and knows the fate of the world. He lies high in the north window and is in the cool weather.
Huang Tingjian's poem titled Chengni Inkstone
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the great calligrapher Huang Tingjian had a rift with the celebrity He Shuming. Epitaphs were popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties. He wrote the inscription before his death and wanted Huang Tingjian to write a book for him after his death. When he was critically ill, he asked his son to give Huang Tingjian a piece of bronze bird tile that he had treasured for many years, and wait for Huang Tingjian to accept it. Its meaning. Because during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao built the Tongque Terrace with tiles made of pure mud. Later generations used it to make inkstones without damaging pens, not leaking water, and easily causing ink. By the Northern Song Dynasty, only a few of them had been handed down. At that time, literati and scholars were very fond of it. After He Shuming's death, his son followed his father's last words. When Huang Tingjian saw the bronze bird tower tiles, he regarded it as a piece of jade and was pleased to write the epitaph for He Shuming. Later, Huang Tingjian made the tile into an inkstone and engraved an inscription on the back of the inkstone, which read:
The palace in Yecheng is desolate,
The mountains and rivers are still half-sunset,
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The ancient tiles were chiseled into today’s inkstones,
Waiting to teach the world to write about prosperity.
The imperial inscription of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty is inscribed with poems, landscapes, and clear mud inkstones with reliefs of dragons and longevity patterns. The text engraved on the front of the inkstone reads:
Dong Gao, the imperial official of the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty
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The bamboo house is in the mountains,
Always cherish the prosperous age,
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Zizhan met Xu Lishan’s clear mud inkstone
Author: Su Che Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Chang’an’s new inkstone was of the same solid quality, and was awarded without waiting for a written request. How could it be that the Wei people were superior to the modern people and forced the bronze bird to disappear from Lishan Mountain? The cold coals rolled open the cloud leaves, and the clear dew stained my hair. I sent the letter to you early with the title, reporting to you that the Xiang bamboo pen has spots on it.
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The whole world strives to be called Ye Wa Jian, and he will be awarded a hundred gold coins for one piece.
Little did I know that the good-hearted Master Wang picked the embroidery from Lintong Mountain himself.
The fire in the meridians still contains the warmth of the spring pulse, and there should be traces of tears when hanging from the Qin Dynasty.
It’s useless to send me the title, but I’ve been planning a class recently. 2. How to identify the quality of the inkstone
A simple and quick way to identify the quality of the inkstone.
The first is to look at the material, craftsmanship, appearance, inscriptions, etc. of the inkstone.
The second is touching.
That is to stroke the inkstone with your hands to feel whether it is smooth and delicate. If it is smooth, the quality of the stone is good; if it is rough, the quality of the stone is poor.
The third is knocking.
That is to hold the inkstone with your fingers, tap it lightly with your fingers, and listen to the sound. If it is a Duan inkstone, the sound of wood is better, followed by the sound of tiles. The sound of gold is down. If it is a She inkstone, the sound should be crisp and clear.
The fourth step is washing,
which refers to washing away the ink marks on the inkstone and returning it to its original appearance, so that it is easier to see whether the inkstone has been damaged or repaired. Note that the color of the patched area is very different from the original color of the inkstone.
The fifth step is to weigh.
It is to weigh the weight of the inkstone. For inkstones of the same size, the heavier one is better, and the lighter one is second. 3. How to translate the inscription on the back of Su Shi's Tian Inkstone? Once you accept it and cannot change it, it may be based on virtue, or it may be all about shape.
When Su Shi was 12 years old, one day he and several children were making paintings in the open space behind his home. Yu Yu discovered a beautiful stone while digging in the ground. The color was like fish scales, with a shimmering light blue color.
The stone is fine and smooth, with slightly exposed veins, and can produce a pleasant sound when struck. So he carefully carved and ground the stone into an inkstone (ink tray), which he often used to grind ink and write.
Because he found that this stone is not only easy to grind ink, but also has the characteristic of retaining moisture, which can keep the ground ink moist for a long time. Everyone in the family said it was very good. His father Su Xun even praised it and said: "Heavenly Inkstone! Anyone who has the virtue of an inkstone does not rely on the shape (meaning that a good stone inkstone does not need to be shaped?), this inkstone is the word. A symbol of good luck, you should use it as a treasure.
"At this point, he not only cherishes this inkstone very much, but also feels very happy when writing calligraphy. He often copied the handwritings of calligraphers Wang Xizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, etc. again and again, and absorbed the strengths of calligraphers, so he later formed the "Su style" that combined the strengths of each calligrapher.
According to legend, after he finished writing every day, he would clean the stone inkstone in a small pond next to the study. He continued to wash the inkstone day after day, and the water in the small pond became like ink. , later generations called this small pond "Dongpo Inkstone Washing Pond". Later, this inkstone also became Su Dongpo's family heirloom. In the seventh year of Qingli in Song Dynasty (1047 AD), he even wrote a special article about it.