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Types and Characteristics of the Four Treasures of the Study in Chinese Calligraphy
?The Four Treasures of the Study? Refers to the four types of calligraphy and painting utensils: paper, ink, pen, and inkstone. , the clerical tools in Chinese Han traditional culture, namely pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. The name "Four Treasures of the Study" originated from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is common knowledge that everyone knows today.
1. Writing brush
1. Types of writing brush
Hard brush: The writing style is strong. Such as: wolf hair, mountain horse, ox ear hair, rat whiskers, mountain rabbit, deer hair brush.
Soft pen: soft pen. Such as: Yanghao pen.
Combined brush strokes: Use hard brush strokes and soft brush strokes together to create a combination of hardness and softness. The writing style is between hard and soft.
For example: Changliu, Ruyi, suitable for beginners.
2. The choice of writing brush
A good writing brush must have four qualities: sharp, neat, round and healthy.
Tip: When the pen hairs are gathered together, the tip of the pen should be able to be pointed.
Qi: Dip the tip of the pen in water and flatten it, so that the hair on the end of the pen is neat and uneven.
Round: Around the belly of the pen, the pen is full and round, cone-shaped, neither flat nor thin.
Strong: The bristles are elastic and can be easily gathered when spread out. The writing force should be strong.
2. Types of ink
1. Ink can be divided into pine smoke ink and oil smoke ink
Pine smoke ink: the smoke is obtained from burning pine branches. Bleaching and sifting to remove impurities, and processed with cowhide glue and spices.
Oil smoke ink: made from the smoke burned by tung oil, sesame oil and other vegetable oils, plus leather glue and spices. The black color is black and bright.
2. Characteristics of good ink
Fine quality: refers to the ink having no impurities and a tight structure.
Light glue: The amount of glue added into the ink is moderate.
Black color: Black ink with translucence and radiance.
Clear sound: When grinding or knocking, the sound is crisp but not rough.
3. Types of paper
1. Types of paper
Wood pulp paper: rice paper, cotton.
Bamboo pulp paper: rough edge paper, Yuan Shu paper.
Rice paper: strong tensile strength, white, tough and durable.
Also known as inkstone and inkstone pool, the texture of the inkstone must be delicate to achieve the effect of ink. Generally made of stone.
Three famous inkstones: Duan inkstone, She inkstone and Tao inkstone. Usually, you can use "Luoxi Inkstone" produced by Taiwan Xiluo.
2. Use and maintenance
To avoid wear and tear on the surface of the inkstone, after writing, clean the remaining ink and ink residue on the inkstone and add a cover to prevent contamination.