What is rice paper?

Originated in Jingxian County, Anhui Province (formerly belonging to Ningguofu, paper was produced in the name of Xuancheng, so it was called "Xuan Paper"), and now it is mainly produced in Jingxian County, Anhui Province. This paper was used for writing and painting in ancient China. Xuan paper originated in the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for generations. The origin of rice paper is Jingxian County, Anhui Province. In addition, Xuancheng, Taiping and other places near Jingxian County also produce this kind of paper. In the Song Dynasty, the paper industry in Huizhou, Chizhou and Xuancheng gradually moved to Jingxian. At that time, these areas were under the jurisdiction of Xuanzhou government, so the paper produced here was called "Xuanzhi", and some people called it Jingxian paper. Because Xuan paper has the characteristics of easy storage, durability and colorfastness, it has the reputation of "paper lives for thousands of years". According to the processing method, Xuan paper can be generally divided into Xuan paper base paper and processed paper Xuan paper base paper: after the last "baking" process, the paper quality (good or bad and ink color effect) has been basically determined, and the finished paper that "does not affect the paper quality and reuse" is Xuan paper base paper. Processed paper refers to paper that is reprocessed on the basis of base paper, such as changing paper properties and visual effects-excluding "cutting only according to size", such as printing, alum, polishing, etc. . . Xuan paper is divided into raw Xuan paper, semi-cooked Xuan paper and cooked Xuan paper according to the degree of ink on the paper. Shengxuan has strong water absorption and hydrophilicity, and it is easy to produce rich Mo Yun changes. By splashing and accumulating ink, water can be collected and diluted to achieve the artistic effect of water flow. Used for freehand brushwork. It is this "changeable" ink interest that Sheng Xuan pursues in painting, which is decided by putting pen to paper. Ink and wash permeate quickly, which is not easy for unskilled people to master. It is this magical variability that has attracted countless celebrities and masters to make unremitting explorations in the pursuit of Mo Yun and change, and has never stopped ... Cooked rice paper is coated with alum during processing, so the paper is harder than raw rice, weak in water absorption and difficult to use. Therefore, the characteristics make cooked propaganda suitable for meticulous painting rather than ink freehand painting. Its disadvantage is that it will appear "alum leakage" or brittle crack when stored for a long time. Cooked Xuan can be reprocessed. Coral, mica paper, cold gold, wine gold, glutinous golden flower tendon and peach tiger skin are all reprocessed colored papers. Health promotion is highly absorbent. When writing with light ink, the ink easily penetrates and melts. It is relatively easy to write in thick ink. Therefore, when creating calligraphy and painting, you need to master the shade of ink to be handy. Semi-cooked Xuan is also processed from raw Xuan, and its water absorption capacity is between the first two. Yu Ban Xuan belongs to this category. The simple way to distinguish between raw propaganda and cooked propaganda is to dip paper with water. Health propaganda is the time when the water is dispersed immediately, and cooked propaganda is the time when the condensation is basically unchanged. Half-cooked propaganda (also called boiling hammer propaganda) spreads slowly. According to the classification of raw materials, it can be divided into three categories: cotton material, clean skin and super clean; Generally speaking, cotton material refers to the paper with raw material sandalwood bark accounting for about 40%, which is thinner and lighter; Peeling means that the content of sandalwood bark reaches more than 60%; However, the content of sandalwood bark, the raw material of ultra-clean skin, is above 80%. The heavier the leather composition, the greater the tension that the paper can bear and the better the quality; The corresponding use effect is: the higher the proportion of sandalwood, the richer the ink layers, the better the ink moistening effect, and the more able to withstand repeated rubbing with pen power without damaging the paper surface. This may also be one of the reasons why cotton Xuan paper is mostly used for calligraphy and leather paper is mostly used for painting-not to say that you can't write with clean leather paper or especially clean leather paper, but cotton Xuan paper can basically meet the needs of calligraphy (unless your calligraphy style requires repeated painting in the same place with a pen). According to the specifications, it can be divided into three feet, four feet, five feet, six feet, eight feet, two feet and six feet. According to the classification of thickness, it can be divided into three types: tying flowers, neps, single promotion, double promotion, double promotion, two-layer and multi-layer promotion. According to the paper grain classification, it can be divided into single silk road, double silk road, rib, turtle grain, special and so on.