Why are there different sizes of brush holders?

The reason why there are different sizes of pen holders is because there are different thicknesses of brushes, and thick brushes and thin brushes are used for different purposes, so there are different sizes of pen holders. The brush holder is a larger one, so you can hang your pen, and there is a string on the back of the brush to hang it vertically to dry it out.

The role of the pen shelf

The pen shelf, also known as the pen rack, the traditional Han Chinese stationery, placed on the desk, used to set up the pen tool, is the painting and calligraphy in the conception of or resting to set up the pen, so as to avoid the brush rounded defacement of other things for the ancients, the most indispensable stationery on the case of the book. Has a history of more than 1500 years, the North and South Dynasties have been recorded on the pen, but the heirlooms have not been found.

Tang Dynasty pen shelf handed down extremely rare, but from the literature, at this time the pen shelf has become a permanent thing in the study. Song dynasty brush holder heirlooms and excavations more, material diversity, copper, porcelain, stone, etc., its shape is mostly mountain-shaped.

To the Ming Dynasty, the pen shelf has become an indispensable thing in the study room, the material is more diverse, not only coral, agate, crystal, porcelain, jade, wood and so on. The Qing Dynasty pen holders even better than the Ming Dynasty, the material has jade, alabaster, crystal, copper, wood, enamel, ivory, etc., and the most valuable natural things.