Calligraphy utensils are what

Brush, ink, paper, ink stone, felt, paperweight, brush holder, brush wash, arm rest, pen curtain, pen hanging, brush holder and so on.

1, ink

Ink, one of China's traditional stationery, one of the four treasures of the literati, is the black pigment for writing and painting, and later also includes vermilion ink and a variety of colored ink.

The main raw material of ink is soot, pine smoke, gum, etc., which is the existence of carbon in an amorphous state. Ink used for writing brushes can be produced by grinding inkstone with water, and exists as a colloidal solution in water.

Differences in the water content of the ink and the composition of the gum affect the viscosity of the ink. The viscosity of ink used in different situations varies. In addition, the first made ink has more moisture.

Another type of ink, which has been stored for a long time, has a higher density and is dried over the years, giving it a more three-dimensional color. This type of ink is called "old ink" in Japan.

2. Paperweight

The paperweight is used to press the paper when writing and painting, and is usually in the shape of a rectangular strip, so it is also called a paperweight and a ruler. The original paperweight is not fixed shape.

The origin of the paperweight is due to the ancient literati often put small bronzes, jades on the desk to play and enjoy, because they have a certain weight, so people in the play and enjoy at the same time, will also be used to press the paper or press the book, over time, the development of a literary room utensils - paperweight.

3, pen wash

The pen wash is used to wash the water pen vessels, to the shape of a good boy, a variety of elegant and exquisite and widely favored, heirloom pen wash, there are many art treasures.

Brush wash has many kinds of texture, including porcelain, jade, onyx, enamel, ivory and rhinoceros horn, etc., basically belong to the precious material. Of the various pen wash, the most common is porcelain pen wash.

4, arm rest

Arm rest is used to rest the arm of the literary utensils. In addition to prevent ink on the sleeve, padded arm rest when writing, will also make the wrist feel very comfortable, especially when copying small fonts. Therefore, the arm rest is also called a wrist pillow.

5, felt

Whether it is the traditional calligraphy handed down the Xuan paper, or modern practitioners of universal burlap, are easy to penetrate, so there should be a mat in order to prevent redundancy of the ink contamination of the desktop and then pollute the paper in turn. Made primarily of wool, it should be somewhat absorbent.

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