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		<description><![CDATA[Four Treasures of the Study, also called Four Jewels of the Study, refer to the brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone in Chinese. Each of them is an indispensable tool for Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting. In China, the history of brush can date back to 4000-5000 years ago; the ink was firstly used [...]
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		<title>Four Treasures of the Study – Writing Brush</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The writing brush is the traditional Chinese writing implement in calligraphy. The earliest writing brush can date back to the Warring States Period (476BC–221BC). The nib of the brush is made of the hair of a wide variety of animals, such as goat, wolf, rabbit, deer, chicken, duck, pig, tiger, etc. In order to achieve [...]
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		<description><![CDATA[The ink stick, also known as mo in Chinese, is a type of solid ink used traditionally in China for calligraphy and brush painting. It is regarded as one of the four treasures of study in Chinese history. Legend goes that it was invented by King Yi about 2,800 years ago. However, archaeologists have detected [...]
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		<description><![CDATA[Paper is acknowledged as one of the Four Greatest Inventions in ancient China. It was widely believed that paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). Xuan Paper, a particular form of paper of highest value, was regarded as one of the Four Treasures of the Study. It is soft, fine-textured, [...]
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