Ink Slab
砚台
The ink slab is indispensable for Chinese calligraphy. It originated very early. Most ancient ink slabs unearthed by archaeologists were made in the Western Han Dynasty, when their forms were basically established. The ink slab is also called ink stone or ink tile, and is a Special Chinese cultural instrument, known as one of the “four treasures in a study”. It was considered by ancient Chinese as the first treasure of the four treasures.
砚台对于中国书法必不可少的。它起源很早。考古学家出土的最古老的砚台起源于西汉，它们的形态已基本确立。调墨板又称为砚台和墨瓦，是一种特殊的中国文化工具，被誉为“文房四宝”之一。它被中国古人认为是文房四宝的第一宝。
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