Analysis: "Gold does not change" refers to ink. As the old saying goes, "If you use it every day, you will only get half a point at the age of one, and you will not change it after using it." Good ink is hand-made, which combines plastic arts and ink making technology. There is a saying that it is difficult to find a famous ink without changing Zijin.
The Mohist scripture in Lei Xin of Qing Dynasty recorded: "If you use it every day, you will only get half a cent at the age of one, and you will not change it if you use it." A good Mo Ding, like a good horse, is a scholar's right-hand man. The position of ink in "Four Treasures of the Study" is indispensable. The ancients used "gold does not change" to describe the reputation of ink, which shows its high value.
In recent years, Qianlong Imperial Ink has won sky-high prices in the auction, which once again proves the preciousness of ink. Ink is expensive because its production process is complicated and elegant. Ink is a kind of black pigment made by hand with lampblack and pine smoke as raw materials.
Four Treasures of the Study is a unique painting and calligraphy tool in China, namely pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The name of Four Treasures of the Study originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Historically, what "Four Treasures of the Study" refers to has changed frequently. Four Treasures of the Study in Southern Tang Dynasty refers to Zhuge Bi in Xuancheng, Anhui, Li Tinggui Ink in Huizhou, Chengxin Tang Paper in Huizhou, Anhui, and Weilong inkstone in Wuyuan, Anhui.
Since the Song Dynasty, "Four Treasures of the Study" refers to Xu Anbi (Xuancheng, Anhui), Huimo (Shexian and Huizhou, Anhui), Xuan Paper (Jingxian and Xuancheng, Anhui), (Shexian and Huizhou, Anhui), (Zhuoni, Gansu) and Duanyan (Zhaoqing, Guangdong, formerly known as Duanzhou). After Yuan Dynasty, Hubi (Huzhou, Zhejiang) became popular gradually, while Xu Anbi gradually declined. After the reform and opening up, Xu Anbi gradually recovered its vitality.
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Four Treasures of the Study collected by the Palace Museum is mostly made by famous teachers in the Qing Dynasty and used by the royal family. Its exquisite materials and exquisite craftsmanship represent the development level of stationery in China for thousands of years and the creative wisdom and artistic talent of skilled craftsmen. It is a treasure in stationery.
Four Treasures of the Study is not only a kind of stationery with strong practical value, but also a work of art integrating painting, calligraphy, sculpture and decoration. In 2007, Institute of Science and Technology History of China Academy of Sciences and China Four Treasures of the Study Research Association declared ink painting as a world-class "intangible cultural heritage" to UNESCO.
Pen, ink, paper and inkstone have their own uses and pay attention to each other. The so-called "clear water with famous inkstones, pens commonly used in Gu Mo's belief in dharma, and old paper" add up to a whole set, and then write our characters, which has become our unique traditional calligraphy art in an all-round way. It is not only for our self-appreciation, but also attracts more and more attention and treasure from people all over the world.