1、笔墨纸砚1The BrushThe Chinese InkThe Paper The Chinese Ink SlabcontentsIntroduction2Introduction3Traditional Chinese writing tools include the brushes,the ink sticks,paper and the ink stones.It first appeared in people eyes at The Northern and Southern Dynasties.They are used in study,therefore people p
2、raise the four objects as the four treasures of Chinese study.Till now it famous for Lake brush Xuan paper,Huizhou ink,and the Duan ink stone.It represented what we said as“Four Treasures”.4The Brush5Brush is the traditional Chinese writing or tool,different from the quill-pen used in the western wo
3、rld,it has special functions in ancient China.Like paintig writing or so on.It said that the brush was first made by Meng Tian,a famous general of Qin Dynasty.Till now,it has survived over 2200 years.In terms of the materials,we can divide it into several kinds,such as rabbit hair ones,horsehair one
4、s or suchlike.While in terms of the quality,we can conclude it into golden,silver,ivory,or bamboo.67The Chinese Ink8Before the manual ink invented,almost everyone used natural ink or semi-natural ink as the writing material.Many pictures were made by it,like the painted pottery.The original ink was
5、made from pine soot,the ink also named“The Pine-ink”.It has an outstanding featurethe solid texture.So it can be preserved for years.With these unique writing material ancient people created many masterpieces,suchlike Xu Mos ink painting,Huai Sus cursive script and Yan Zhenqings simple cursive.910Th
6、e Paper11I think that everybody here wouldnt be strange with it.Paper is one of the most famous invention in ancient China,and it contributed to the cultural communication greatly,also,the development of history is closely connected with it.Its alleged that the time that paper was made was about 49B
7、C,by an eunuch named Cai Lun 1213The Chinese Ink Slab14Last but not least,Ill show you the Chinese ink Slab.The slab,which is regarded as the king of Four Treasures,was always used for mulling the materials.It became popular in Han Dynasty,while in Song Dynasty,it was commonly used by ordinary people.1516Conclusion17Of course,apart from these tools,there are still many other study tools in Chinese study.Such as pen holders,brush holders,trays or seals.Ok,I wont tell it detailed.If you are interested in it,you can surf it on Internet.1819Thank you!20