文房四宝 英文介绍

The Chinese Ink
Before the manual ink invented, almost everyone used natural ink or seminatural ink as the writing material . Many pictures were made by it ,like the painted ntroduction The Brush The Chinese Ink The Paper The Chinese Ink Slab
Introduction
Traditional Chinese writing tools include the brushes, the ink sticks, paper and the ink stones. It first appeared in people’ eyes at The Northern and Southern Dynasties .
They are used in study, therefore people praise the four objects as the four treasures of Chinese study. Till now it famous for Lake brush Xuan paper, Huizhou ink , and the Duan ink stone . It represented what we said as “Four Treasures”.
The original ink was made from pine soot , the ink also named “The Pineink ”. It has an outstanding feature—the solid texture . So it can be preserved for years.
The Brush
Brush is the traditional Chinese writing or tool , different from the quill-pen used in the western world, it has special functions in ancient China.Like paintig writing or so on.
It said that the brush was first made by Meng Tian , a famous general of Qin Dynasty . Till now , it has survived over 2200 years.
In terms of the materials ,we can divide it into several kinds , such as rabbit hair ones ,horsehair ones or suchlike . While in terms of the quality ,we can conclude it into golden, silver, ivory, or bamboo.
With these unique writing material ancient people created many masterpieces ,suchlike Xu Mo’s ink painting , Huai Su’s cursive script and Yan Zhenqing’s simple cursive.
The Paper
I think that everybody here wouldn’t be strange with it . Paper is one of the most famous invention in ancient China , and it contributed to the cultural communication greatly , also , the development of history is closely connected with it.
It became popular in Han Dynasty, while in Song Dynasty ,it was commonly used by ordinary people.
Conclusion
Of course, apart from these tools , there are still many other study tools in Chinese study . Such as pen holders, brush holders, trays or seals.
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It’s alleged that the time that paper was made was about 49BC ,by an eunuch named Cai Lun
The Chinese Ink Slab
Last but not least , I’ll show you the Chinese ink Slab. The slab , which is regarded as the king of Four Treasures ,was always used for mulling the materials .