According to legend, there was a Zheng named Yan in ancient Qin State. He is the son of Qin Shihuang. When he was a child, he often painted, but he used rabbit hair, but it was too soft to use, so he thought of sharpening it and putting it in the bobbin. Legend has it that this is the embryonic form of the writing brush, and he also invented tools such as dustpan and waterwheel.
However, in fact, the source of the brush has been impossible to verify. As early as the pre-Qin period, there were records related to writing brush in hundred schools of thought, China. According to legend, the brush originated from a calligrapher named Wang Xizhi in the Tang Dynasty. He cut goose feather wings into a brush, which is very popular and is known as the master of brush. In addition, some people think that the writing brush originated in the Sui Dynasty and was created by Guanyin Bodhisattva. In any case, the brush is an indispensable part of China's calligraphy culture.
Brush was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, but it further developed into a superb art form in the Song Dynasty. Brush is not only a writing tool, but also widely used in China ink painting, calligraphy, Chinese painting and other fields. Brush is divided into soft pen and hard pen, soft pen is generally used for calligraphy, hard pen is mostly used for painting.
Nowadays, most brushes are made of wool, usually wool or wolfsbane. Wool pen is soft and comfortable, suitable for practicing calligraphy. Wolf's brush texture is slightly hard, and it is less deformed when it meets water, so it is suitable for painting. In addition, there are some special types of brush, such as Zizhu brush and persimmon brush, which are applied to specific painting and calligraphy art. ..
The writing brush has great influence.
1. Calligraphy and painting: Brush is one of the important media of China calligraphy and painting art, which is widely used in traditional Chinese characters, seal script and other calligraphy, and is considered as an essential tool of traditional painting art .. Brush calligraphy and painting art is an important part of China culture and has a far-reaching influence on China culture and art.
2. Literature: Brush also plays an important role in ancient literature. Many of China's classic works, such as A Dream of Red Mansions and Water Margin, are written with a brush. Many famous writers in the history of China literature, such as Su Shi, Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi, all created and wrote with brush.
3. Cultural exchange: The writing brush has become one of the representative tools of China culture and is widely used in international cultural exchange and cooperation. Artists and cultural workers in many countries and regions have learned and mastered brush calligraphy to inherit China culture and deepen cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
4. China's values: The brush not only gives people aesthetic enjoyment, but also influences people through traditional culture and the ideas and values it represents. Brush calligraphy pays attention to nature, and creates the world with pen and ink, which intuitively reveals China people's philosophical concept of "harmony between man and nature" and becomes a concrete and vivid expression of China's cultural values in calligraphy art.
Brush is a cultural symbol with rich connotation and far-reaching influence in China culture. It not only symbolizes China's calligraphy, painting and culture, but also symbolizes the core values of China culture.