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What are the top ten famous inkstones in China? What are the types of inkstones

In ancient times, people used the "four treasures of study" pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write words, of which the inkstone is the most inseparable. Do you know what are the top ten inkstones in China? What are the types of Chinese famous inkstones? Let's have a look with Sihai Xiaobian!

1. Guangdong Duan Inkstone: made of Duanxi inkstone, it is produced in Lanhe mountain, Duanxi, axe Keshan, the eastern suburb of Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province.

Duan inkstone is very particular about its production technology. It is famous for its ancient elegance, simplicity, beauty and nature. It has the reputation of "the first inkstone in the group", "the first inkstone in the world" and "the treasure of the four treasures of the study". Since its appearance in the Tang Dynasty, it has been favored by scholars because of its' light weight, hard and soft quality, lonely touch and no fiber sound '. With beautiful texture and various names, the processing skills are more and more complicated and the status is higher and higher, so it has been promoted to the first of stone inkstones in China.

2. Jiangxi Sheyan: it began in the Tang Dynasty and was produced in ancient Shezhou (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi, Shexian, Shexian, Xiuning and other places in Anhui Province). It is superior to the Longwei inkstone in Wuyuan. Its material is taken from the streams around Longwei mountain in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, so it is also called Longwei inkstone.

She inkstone is tough, moist and dense, with beautiful texture. It is as smooth as muscle, sharp when polished, astringent, and does not refuse ink. The ink is small and easy to dry, and clean when washed. When knocking, there is a clear metal sound, which can store water without consumption, experience cold without ice, breath can be studied, hair ink is like oil, does not hurt a hair, and the carving is fine, simple and generous. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has maintained its status as a famous inkstone.

3. Shanxi ceramic inkstone: Shanxi Chengni inkstone, produced in Xinjiang county, Shanxi Province (formerly known as Jiangzhou), is one of the four famous inkstones in Chinese history, and is as famous as Duan, she and Tao inkstones. Chengni inkstone has different colors due to different raw material sources and firing time. The best colors are cinnabar red, eel yellow, crab shell green, bean green sand and sandalwood purple, especially cinnabar red and eel yellow. Chengni inkstone does not apply colored glaze. It adopts scientific and careful raw material formula, careful drug fumigation and special furnace fire to make it natural kiln change. Chengni inkstone in the same kiln changes magic and different colors.

4. Gansu Taohe inkstone: also known as Taohe inkstone, its material is taken from the deep water of Taohe River in Zhuoni area, Gansu Province. Taohe River originates from Taozhou in ancient times, so it is called Taohe inkstone for short.

Taoyan stone is greasy and moist, with fine color, fast hair and long ink storage time. Taohe stone is divided into green Tao and red Tao. Green Tao stone has' duck head green, parrot green 'and other famous stones. The stone grain is like silk, beautiful and attractive. Hongtao stone is earthy red, pure and fine in color, which is quite rare. Taohe stone inkstone is rarely handed down.

5. Shandong Lu inkstone: it is made of inkstones produced in Shandong Province. Shandong red silk inkstone is the representative of Lu inkstone. It is tender and moist in texture, protects hair and ink, and has gorgeous color. Lu inkstone has its own characteristics in stone quality, color, pattern color and natural shape. Including Hongsi stone, Zi stone, Nishan stone, Xugong stone, pumice stone and other more than ten varieties. These inkstone materials have the characteristics of deep, tender and moist, firm but not stubborn, greasy but not slippery, and hair ink without damage.

6. Sichuan Ju (Zu) ǒ) But inkstone: inkstone is among the cliffs in Pingdi Town, Renhe District, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province and Dalongtan township. This place was called "Juque" in ancient times, so it is called Juque inkstone.

Juque inkstone carving integrates shallow floating, hollow out, round carving, deep carving, thin meaning and reduced ground carving, forming a thick, solid, bright and rich multi style. There are nearly 100 kinds of stone products, including stone eyes, blue and white flowers, Venus, ice patterns, green fat, yellow fat, fire Na, eyebrows, gold thread, fish brain jelly, banana leaf white, green in front of the temple, jade belt, purple sand, chicken blood and so on, especially green and green The stone eye, like a pearl like treasure, is famous in the inkstone world. Juque inkstone has colorful spots, flying colors, natural beauty and is unique in the world.

7. Ningxia Helan inkstone: produced in Bijia mountain at the foot of Helan Mountain in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Helan inkstone has two natural colors: dark purple and light green. The inkstone is mainly made of purple and green is used as ornament. The inkstone with stone eyes, jade belts, silver coins, eyebrows and cloud patterns is even more valuable. This inkstone has fine texture, fine hair, no leakage, no dryness, no smell and no damage to the pen.

8. Guizhou Sizhou stone inkstone: the inkstone comes from xingtaitan, cengong County, Guizhou Province. The stone inkstone is firm and fine, the hair ink is fine, and does not stagnate the pen. The ink is stored in the inkstone and can be used all day. If there is no water, the breath inkstone can reveal itself and can be used for writing. The stone is as firm and moist as jade, showing a black color, and has the advantages of "water and stone are special, pure gold and jade, cloud nourishes dew, ink and pen".

Sizhou stone inkstone is mainly made of relief, with simple and thick shape.

9. Jilin Songhua Royal inkstone: it is produced in Changbai Mountain Area in Northeast China. It has four colors: purple red, purple green, dark green and light green. There are yellow and brush silk patterns between them. The dark green brush silk is the top grade.

10. Hebei Yishui ancient inkstone: Hebei traditional famous inkstone, produced in Yizhou (now Yixian), also known as Yi inkstone. The stone is taken from Zhongnanshan, Yixian County, Hebei Province. The inkstone is soft in color, purple hydrographic rock, and the stone surface is often dotted with green, light yellow or gray markings.