How to draw the Four Treasures of Jishan is as follows:

Brush, ink, paper, inkstone

The name "Study" originated from the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Chinese history , refers specifically to the study room of scholars. Pens, ink, paper, and inkstones are used in the study room, and are known as the "Four Treasures of the Study Room". In addition to the Four Treasures, the writing utensils include pen holders, pen holders, ink beds, ink cartridges, armrests, pen washers, bookweights, water bottles, water spoons, inkstone drops, inkstone boxes, ink pads, printing boxes, cutters, stamps, Scrolls, etc. are also essential items in the study.

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Pen: Mao Ying, a native of Zhongshan. Zhongshan is the name of an ancient vassal state located in the area of ??today's Dingzhou, Hebei Province. It was destroyed by the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period. According to Wang Xizhi's "Bi Jing", during the Han Dynasty, princes and kingdoms all over the world competed to offer rabbit hair brushes to write the plaque on the Hongdu Gate of Luoyang, but only Zhao Guo's rabbit hair brush was selected.

Zhongshan belongs to Zhao, so Mao Ying is called a Zhongshan native. Ying refers to the cone-shaped tip of the brush. Others also call Xuancheng Mao Yuanrui, also known as Wenfeng, because Xuancheng was prolific in pens.

Mo: Chen Xuan from Jiang. In ancient times, Jiangzhou was located in Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province today. The ink produced in Jiangzhou was relatively famous and was a tribute to the imperial court. The ink was aged and dark as the best quality, so it was called Jiangren Chenxuan. Also: In the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Tinggui, a Yan native, made ink from pine smoke, which was famous for its luster. He later crossed the Yishui River and lived in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, some people call the ink Yixuanguang, a Yan native, with obscure characters.

Paper: Kuaiji Chu Zhibai. In ancient times, Kuaiji produced tribute paper in what is now Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The bark of the Pu tree is the best raw material for papermaking, and Chu and Chu have the same sound, so some people took "Chu" from a person's surname as the surname of paper, and called it Kuaiji Chu Zhibai. In addition, some people called Chu Zhibai a Huayin person with the courtesy name Shouxuan because Huayin in Henan Province was prolific in paper production.

Inkstone: Hongjia Tao Hong. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, pottery inkstones were popular all over the world, and among them, the ones produced in Guozhou, Hongjia County in the Han Dynasty (today's Lingbao, Henan Province) were the most famous. The inkstones were concave in the middle to store ink, so they were called Hongjia Taohong. Some people also call the inkstone made of stone as Shixuzhong, with the word Shoumo (Mo).