pen: very important. Pen, ink, paper, inkstone and Four Treasures of the Study are the first.
Chinese brush,writing brush), a traditional writing tool originated in China, has gradually become a traditional painting tool. The writing brush was invented by the Han nationality in production practice. Rabbit hair was first used, and then it was also used by sheep, ferrets, wolves, chickens, rats and other animals. The pen tube is made of bamboo or other materials. The head is round and sharp, used for traditional writing and drawing. With the continuous development of human society, the industrious and intelligent Han nationality has constantly summed up its experience, preserved its essence, abandoned its dross, and dared to explore and innovate. For thousands of years, it has made outstanding contributions to creating the splendid culture of the Han nationality and promoting cultural exchanges between the Han nationality and all ethnic groups in the world. The writing brush is a treasure provided by the Han nationality to the world art treasure house. Brush
classification of brush
There are many kinds of brush, and the pen tips are all made of animal hairs. Therefore, people often classify pens according to their different elasticity. Generally divided into hard brush, soft brush and doubled both brush brush.
hard brush
the brush hairs of hard brush are elastic, and the common ones are rabbit hair, wolf hair, deer hair, moustache, stone badger hair, mountain horse hair and bristles.
1. Rabbit brush: Rabbit brush has a long history, and the Warring States pen unearthed in Changsha is made of rabbit brush. It is made by splitting one end of the pen into several pieces, inserting the pen tip and then tying it tightly with silk thread. Rabbit hair is divided into purple hair and gray hair. Purple hair is made from the hairs on the rabbit's back (also known as arrow hair) and tail. It is soft and healthy. It's better to be grey than purple.
2. Wolf brush: The "wolf" here is not the wolf in the zoo, but the weasel. The pen made of the hair on the weasel's body and tail is slightly softer than the rabbit's hair pen and harder than the sheep's hair pen, but it is brittle and not resistant to friction.
3. moustache pen: moustache pen is made of mouse beard, so its performance is firm. According to legend, Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty wrote Preface to Lanting with moustache.
other hard-brush pens, such as mountain horse brush, stone badger brush, bristle brush, etc., are particularly hard, so it is not easy for beginners to choose them because they have not mastered the rule of writing.
soft hairbrush
Soft hairbrush is less elastic and softer. Generally made of sheep hair, chicken hair, fetal hair and other soft hair.
1. Wool brush Wool brush is made of goat hair, and its performance is softer than purple hair brush. Because sheep hair is thinner and longer, it is suitable for writing big letters and breaking big characters.
2. Chicken hairbrush Chicken hairbrush is made of the hair of the cock's chest, and its performance is softer than that of sheep hairbrush.
3. Fetal hairbrush is the hair of a newborn baby, and its performance is extremely soft. Xiao Ziyun in the Southern Dynasties (487-549) used fetal hairbrush, which shows its long history.
doubled both brush's pen
"doubled both brush" means both. That is to say, hard hair is the core and soft hair is wrapped around it, and the brushwork is between hard hair and soft hair. Generally, purple wool and sheep wool are made in different proportions. The scores are "three purple and seven sheep", "seven purple and three sheep" and "five purple and five sheep". There are also doubled both brush pens made of sheep's hair and wolf's hair, which are divided into "little white cloud", "Zhong Baiyun" and "Da Baiyun" according to the size. There are also bristles added to the big sheep hair bucket pen to enhance its elasticity.
function: writing and drawing.