Xerox inkstone is produced in Suzhou City, Anhui Province. Suzhou Xerox inkstone is a famous guyan in China, which became famous all over the world in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Mi Fei and other literary giants all commented. It is regarded as a treasure in China, Japan and Southeast Asia.
Leshiyan is produced in Suzhou. The use of music stone to make inkstones began in the Southern Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Xerox inkstone has always been favored by emperors, generals and literati. The title written by Song Huizong is "The mountain is high and the moon is small, and the water comes out". Su Shi, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, once treasured two tile-shaped inkstones with the inscription: "Golden Sound Yu Pei." In Song Dynasty, Mi Fei's Mo Shi, Gao Sisun's Mo Zhu and Si Ku Quan Shu all recorded Xerox Mo. Due to various reasons, the carving skills of Xerox inkstone have been lost for hundreds of years and reappeared in the early 1980s.
Xerox inkstone is a bit hard, combining rigidity with softness, consistent density, good ink quality, astringent without writing, slippery without rejecting ink, "having both ability and political integrity"; Its sound is crisp and crisp, and the sound is clear as jade; Exquisite carving, composition due to shape, art due to color, skill due to type, ingenious conception due to quality; The knife method is graceful and vigorous, the lines are smooth, the turning point is round, the simplicity is dignified, and the show can be seen in the excavation; The techniques are flexible and changeable, and its production techniques not only inherit the essence of traditional crafts, but also absorb the strengths of various schools, which has high practical value, artistic value, ornamental value and collection value.