Brush writing has been loved by many literati since ancient times, what is the name of the thing that put the brush in ancient times?

Anciently put the brush things called pen holder, pen curtain, pen tube, pen box, pen capsule and so on.

One, the pen rack

The pen rack is also known as the pen shelf, the traditional Chinese literary utensils, placed on the desk, used to set up the pen tool. Has a history of more than 1500 years. The North and South Dynasties have been recorded on the pen holder, but the heirlooms have not been found. The Tang Dynasty pen holder handed down extremely rare, but from the literature, this time the pen holder has become a permanent thing of the study.

The pen holder pen holder material is generally porcelain, wood, alabaster, copper, iron, jade, ivory, crystal have. One of the practical pen holder to porcelain, copper, iron is the most common, ornamental jade pen holder is the most typical. The style is particularly diverse. One of the common instruments used in the traditional Chinese study room. Painting and calligraphy in the conception or resting to set the pen, so as to avoid the brush round to deface other things. For the ancients on the most indispensable stationery.

Two, the pen curtain

The pen curtain is also known as the pen volume. A traditional tool for temporary storage of brushes. Shaped like a bamboo curtain, mostly made of thin bamboo gabions. The brush is rolled into them, not like in a pencil case back and forth collision damage to the pen. Pen curtain ventilation, can make the brush quickly dry.

The pen curtain is mostly 35cm * 33cm. Such a curtain, you can roll a few dozen at a time, easy to carry.

Three, the pen barrel

With ceramics, bamboo, wood, etc. made of barrel-shaped pen utensils. Pen tube is a special tool to put the brush, according to the literature, it is made of gilded gold, jade, rosewood and ebony, now we can see the heirlooms, most of them are made of porcelain or bamboo.

The pen tube is the most important ancient China in addition to the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, the most important stationery, appeared around the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Because of its ease of use, the pen container soon became popular and is still flourishing today.

Four, pen box

Scholar's room utensils. Also known as "pen bed". Sheng brush with, as modern stationery box. Rectangular, with a lid, flat bottom. From the point of view of the heirloom, is generally believed to have begun in the Ming Xuande blue and white. But jingdezhen zhushan ming yongle stratum unearthed a blue and white pen box, proving that porcelain pen box began in ming yongle dynasty. Later dynasties have been produced. In addition to the blue and white, there are doucai, wucai, pastel and other varieties.

Five, pen jewels

Pen jewels, used in ancient times to carry stationery bags, easy to carry in favor of the readers. Due to the ancient imperial examination system need to go to the capital to catch the examination, in ancient times the use of very popular.

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