The ancient Chinese ink is one of the four treasures of the study. Finely crafted ancient ink, appreciation and collection value, become a kind of cultural relics. Chinese ink origin is very ancient Shang oracle bones already on ink book text, laboratory tests on the ink is black carbon. Ancient legends have used paint book, but not yet confirmed archaeological discoveries. Early ink is not yet made but fragmented small piece of the ink stick when sprinkled on Yan, ink suppress the pulverized with a grind stone. Chinese ink origin is very ancient Shang oracle bones already on ink book text, laboratory tests on the ink is black carbon. Ancient legends have used paint book, but not yet confirmed archaeological discoveries. Early ink is not yet made but fragmented small piece of the ink stick when sprinkled on Yan, ink suppress the pulverized with a grind stone.Records on the massive ink was originally found in the Eastern Han Ying Shao Han officials instrument, such kind of ink in Shan County, Henan of Liu Kui East Han Tomb unearthed. Han appeared some ink producer, initially by the calligrapher Weiwei Festival ink point, such as paint, the Southern Dynasties the Liu Song Zhangyong the ink color of paint. To the Tang Dynasty have been specially made ink famous Mexican workers, such as Zu-min, XI Nai, Xi Ding et al. The late Tang Li Chao (original surname Xi), who made ink in the state of easy after seeking shelter to Shezhou. His son Lee Jung official of the Southern Tang ink, ink made great calligrapher Cai Xiang known as the best in the world product. Lee Jeong-ink kind no longer exist, the modern term "Lee Jung ink are apocryphal. Famous Song Dynasty Mexican workers increased, can test up to a hundred people, Sheng Kuang Road, Wang Di, Pan Valley, often, Pu Taishao. Juwan Pan Cloud Valley, WU Shan, Wu Liangguo, Shen Xue Weng Yuan Dynasty. Generations famous ink is not yet reflected in its kind. Ming and Qing dynasties ink system technology developed over the previous generation, famous men, were more likely to spread in kind. Ming Ma, balance "of Mozhi • Department's chapter is written more than 110, more than 30 Ming Wan Shou Qi ink table" records about the system Mohists of the Ming Dynasty records. Qing Ren-Xi Zhang Xue Tang ink goods "(1670), Song" Man Tong ink products "(1684) and" diffuse Church continued ink goods "(1710) documented about 200. The Qing Dynasty more made Mohists than Ming Dynasty, but the text record no ink and more. Late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China Tibetan Mohists Shengyu Yuan Li quasi-ink recorded (Tao Xiang: "involving Park, ink and Crafts") only charge that the ink. Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty good ink out in Huizhou. Jiangxi and other places also made ink, but nowhere near Huizhou. Huizhou made in ink to Shexian (now Anhui Shexian), xiuning (now Anhui xiuning), (Wuyuan), Wuyuan County. Masters of the the Shexian system ink have Chenggong Yu, Wu keep silent, the right way process, Cao Su Gong, Wang near San Cheng Yiqing, Cheng Yifu, Fang secret Um, Wang Festival Um, Fang Zhen Lu, Jiang Xi ancient, Wang Xi ancient and so on; Xiuning the the Ye Xuanqing, Yeyuan Ying, Wang Shimao, Wang times Hou, Wuwu Sheng Wu Tien-chang, HU star poly BOBO Yegong Hui Chii-Maw Wang Doosan, Wang Yao Zhang, Wang mining chapter, Hukaiwen etc.; Wuyuan there the Zhan Yunpeng, Zhan Heng Xiang Zhan Caichen, Zhanfang Huan, Zhancheng Gui Zhan first Zhan soon as three, Zhanzi Yun, I sub on , a blessing from, I also Chengjing You Chengxiu Fu, Wang Jinqing, check enjoy possession, Richardson Hill.
Identification of the ink quality Identification of ancient ink to be more common kind, multi-compare. Ink hard, such as jade, smooth surface, fine lines, such as hair, shiny looming, the daring, vigorous, good ink. Softly ink quality, surface roughness, the lack of luster, is defective. Excellent good ink fill gold gold gold deposits, falling often showed red. Golden yellow color such as brass, not the top grade. Blue, green color if you're using of azurite malachite green, always good ink deposited with normal color is often goods. Plus paint coat ink, similar age farther paint coat the more vigorous and showed the snakeskin-off pattern, and Guqin similar; some pattern, though not significantly cracking, but cracks looming on the horizon, and ancient porcelain opening film.
Style identification Identification of ancient ink but also understand the different parts of the remaining ink style. Ming ink handed down, the local style is not easy, respectively. The clear ink handed down more, its style can be broadly divided into three kinds: ① Shexian ink. Junya generous, smoke thin plastic clear, very particular about the use of spices, the ink box, such as Wang Festival Um ink often decorated with colored flowers to black lacquer tray storage, very beautiful, and has a special flavor; the ② xiuning ink. Magnificent, mostly decorated gold and silver color, often with patent leather, especially for curios sets of ink; 3 Wuyuan ink. The vast majority for the lower to use something popular, is characterized by simple and less text ", by no means are bads, Zhan Yunpeng" gold plate exposed, and excellent quality.
Age discrimination Identify the age of the ancient Mexican generally based on the model year on ink, such as that "Long Xiang Yu ink the Xuande reign paragraph Qing Imperial ink Farming and Weaving" Kangxi Jiawu years paragraph. Tribute ink and private custom ink the reign more, such as the Kangxi Hundred Days Jihai governor of Anhui Cheng-Long Li was "Long live the Pacific unravel when with Yongzheng DingWei years and was" Heaven Chapter Revitalizing ". Sometimes also based on the "taboo" word identification era, such as the Qing Emperor Kangxi name, "Xuan Ye, so according to the taboo word" mysterious "and not care about the difference before and after the reign of Emperor Kangxi and even the era of the Ming and Qing ink. Another clear the Emperor Daoguang name "rather" Xiuning made ink where the ink Xiuning "rather" the end of the missing pen or the other for the word dynasty, dynasty, products . Future generations for a profit, but also sometimes forged model year, the edge of the ancient ink boutique or elsewhere dig a small groove with ink wax filled, multiply marked with an engraved metal mold wax is dry reign, dry then be polished or cleverly decided to gold, such as Kangxi Yeyuan Ying ink and some were coupled with the Yongzheng paragraph (Yongzheng dated ink in clear ink is rare), the ink is very fine model year writing clear and correct, but if with fire burning on the model year, wax word elimination, truth.