Painting sand and inkpad, a Chinese word, means that calligraphers use pens more. The source is Tang Suiliang's "On Books": "Sand is like a cone, like sand and mud."
The method of using pen advocated by ancient calligraphers. Huang Songting Jian? "Tijiang Draft": "Wang calligraphy thinks that painting sand with a cone, for example, Gai Yanfeng is hidden in a pen, which means pen."
Described Bishop metaphorically. Qing Shao Feng? "Feng Jing said: Worship the Lord's hand": "Zhu Zi said:' Worship before you judge, first put your hands on the ground as usual, then lead your head forward, knock on the ground and then worship; Open your hands and knock on the ground first, but the fight goes on as usual. "Two words, hands on the ground, words are painted with sand and mud."
Introduction to Calligraphy "Painting Sand and Printing Mud"
"Drawing sand and inkpad" means drawing sand like a cone with a pen like Yin Yinni. This sentence is contained in Tang's Comprehensive Theory of Calligraphy. It is said that Chu Suiliang first proposed to use a pen "like Yin Yinni", and then Zhang Xu pondered it, and then painted sand with an awl.
"Painting sand and inkpad", "wall road" and "leakage mark" are the most basic form and quality requirements of calligraphy stippling lines, and they are also tangible examples and standards of the natural beauty of calligraphy lines. For the spirit of "painting sand and printing mud", Huang Tingjian understands it this way: "Painting sand is like a cone, like Yin Yinni, hidden in the pen by Gai Yanfeng, and intended for the pen."