中國傳統文化 第5期:文房四寶

The Four Treasures of the study

文房四寶

The Four Treasures of the Study are the writing tools with Chinese characteristics. Also known as “ the Scholar’s Four Jewels ”，namely the writing brush, ink-stick, paper and ink-slab.

文房四寶是中國獨具特色的文書工具，因筆、墨、紙、硯爲文房中經常使用，故被人們譽爲“文房四寶”。

The study got its name in the Northern and Southern dynasties, referring only to the study of the literati.

文房之名，始於南北朝時期，專指文人書房而言。

The Four Treasures, varied and colorful,are famous for their hubi (writing brush produced in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province),huimo (ink-stick produced in Huizhou, Anhui Province), xuanzhi (rice paper or xuan paper, made in Xuancheng，Anhui Province)，and duanyan (ink-slab made in Duanxi, Guangdong Province).

四寶品類繁多，豐富多彩，以湖筆、徽墨、宣紙、端硯著稱，至今仍享有盛名。