Four famous ink stone ranking

Ranking of famous Chinese inkstones: DuanYan, SheYan, JiangZhou ChengNiYan, TaoYan, LuYan.

1, DuanYan

DuanYan began in the early Tang Dynasty in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, then called Duanzhou, in the eastern suburbs of the Antelope Gorge column Ke Mountain DuanXi area, appeared to rely on the quarry stone, production of DuanYan for a living of the laborers, production of DuanYan slowly became unique Zhaoqing arts and crafts, loved by literati and inkwellers and the dignitaries and emperors and prime ministers of the appreciation.

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2, she inkstone

she inkstone produced in eastern China ancient shezhou area, wuyuan produced she inkstone also known as "dragon tail inkstone", enjoy "dragon tail she inkstone for the world crown" reputation. Sheyan production began in the Tang Dynasty during the Kaiyuan years, and to the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Houzhu in Shezhou set up inkstone workshop, specializing in the production of Sheyan. Since the Tang Dynasty, Sheyan has maintained its status as a famous inkstone.

3, Jiangzhou Chengyi inkstone

Jiangzhou Chengyi inkstone, and Duan inkstone, Sheyan, Tao inkstone, and known as China's four famous inkstones, is the Shanxi XinJiang characteristics of the traditional handmade art treasures. It is the artistic crystallization of the Yellow River civilization of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years, and its craftsmanship can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, emerging in the Tang Dynasty and flourishing in the Song Dynasty, and reaching a pure perfection in the Ming Dynasty. Since the middle of Tang Dynasty, it has been the tribute for all generations.

4, Tao inkstone

Tao inkstone appeared more than 1300 years of history, produced in Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province, ZhuoNi County, Tao inkstone township, traditionally for the palace elegant room of treasures, literati treasure, gift friends and relatives of the gift, antique inventory of the oddball. The raw material of the Tao yan is extremely rare, more rare than the Duan yan, She yan, each get a piece of Tao yan special grade old pit stone for processing, are equal to get a thousand years of antiques.

5, Lu inkstone

Lu inkstone is produced in shandong inkstone made of inkstone is commonly known, according to the relevant documents, since the jin dynasty has begun to produce, in the tang, song period reached its peak. Its ink stone craft, the development of generation, known as "Qi pen Lu ink stone" reputation. There are many different kinds of inkstones, the most important ones are red silk stone, purple gold stone, Zishi, alligator stone, Xugong stone, warm stone and so on.