中国名砚(国外英文资料).doc

中国名砚(国外英文资料) Chinese inkstone Yantai has a long history in China, the unearthed objects show that as early as two thousand years ago in the Qin and Han Dynasties, there have been special ink for inkstone. After years of development, the emergence of a number of famous inkstone. Mainly the following: Guangdong is Chinese traditional four Ming Yan first Duanxi produced in Guangdong of Zhaoqing City, has a history of nearly 1300. Duan stone is 3 - 400 million years ago in geological period, formed by high temperature and high pressure after muddy rocks. It contains soft clay and hard silicon, just the soft stone inkstone. The common Duan stone products jelly-like crystal, white, blue and white, on the banana leaf azure, jade, Jin Xingdian, water, money line and stone eye etc.. Duan made it very hard to cut, from exploration, transportation, material, carving, grinding, washing, Pu to box, the delicate and meticulous process. Sheyan: one of the four famous inkstone produced in Anhui, Shexian, Tang Kaiyuan began making. It has natural texture, with Venus, eyebrow, fine rib, water wave grain. Venus fusion in Yanshi, shaped like a grain like autumn stars, sparkling; eyebrow like eyebrows, thick and thin, sparse and dense, with color; water corrugated lines such as water, with countless changes. The inkstone carving art influenced by Huizhou brick and wood carving, has a unique artistic style, style and elegant symmetry. Tao Yan: one of the four famous inkstone, inkstone produced in the southwest of Gansu rural Tao Yan Tao River water. The color is dark green, after grinding can show the yellow fat wave, such as wave like clouds. Tao Yan in the Tang Dynasty has Mingyangtianxia, it has fast ink bright and durable, water consumption, long and not strong in color and moisturizing pen etc.. Mud: is one of the four famous inkstone, produced in Shanxi, has been the history in 1500. The mud making sew silk bags in Fenshui, yinglang open mouth, filter water sediment, a year after