Brief introduction of Guangdong Duanyan

Duanyan is produced in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, south of China. It is a traditional practical arts and crafts product in China, and it is also known as the "four famous inkstones" in China with She Yan in Anhui, Yan Tao in Gansu and Chengni inkstone platform.

According to historical records, Duanyan began in Wude period of Tang Dynasty (6 18 ~ 626 AD) and has a long history. Duanyan Duanyan is produced in Lankeshan area in the eastern suburb of Zhaoqing. Duanyan stone is delicate, pure, delicate and moist. The Duanyan stone processed with it has the characteristics of "beautiful face, breathing, grinding ink, and ink does not damage the pen", which has always been regarded as the treasure of the study.

The processing and production of Duan inkstone should go through four processes: quarrying, material selection, carving and box matching. Among them, quarrying and carving are the two most important processes, and the requirements are extremely strict. In the process of quarrying, explosives are not allowed to be used for blasting, and all quarries are operated manually to make the excavated stones intact as far as possible. Sculpture should be conceived and expressed according to the characteristics of stone, and attention should be paid to conception, inkstone shape and sculpture. There are many patterns carved around the inkstone, such as Yunlong, flowers and birds, birds and beasts, landscapes of figures and so on. Carving knife method is divided into deep knife, shallow knife, fine carving and line carving. In addition, the boxes of Duanyan are also very elegant, mostly made of rosewood, rosewood and mahogany.

There are various styles of Duan inkstone. On the basis of keeping the traditional skills and characteristics, the artists who make inkstone constantly innovate and develop a series of exquisite and practical new products. Including all kinds of practical Dianchi inkstone, single inkstone, bucket inkstone, carved rectangular inkstone and carved natural inkstone, which are both practical and ornamental. In recent years, in order to meet the needs of a large number of exports, a number of traditional antique products have been developed, which has injected new vitality into the development of Duanyan.