毛笔英文介绍

1、Chinese brush （部分内容摘自网络） About Chinese brush Writing brushes are used in Chinese calligraphy. They are also used in Chinese painting. The writing brush was invented in China，together with the ink stone, ink stick and Xuan paper, these four writing implements form the Four Treasures of the Study.The

2、writing brush has a long history in China. A brush comprises two parts: the head and shaft. The head is made of goat, wolf, rat or rabbit hair, which is softer than bamboo, a pencil, quill or ballpoint pen.The shaft is made of bamboo, wood, lacquer and porcelain, as well as some precious materials,

3、including mother-of- pearl inlays, ivory and jade. There are four types of famous writing brushes in China. 1. The Hu Writing Brush, produced in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province The Huzhou writing brush falls into four categories. The first is made of goat hair, which is very flexible; the second, of

4、brownish rabbit hair; the third, of stiff weasel hair; and the fourth is a mixture of goat and weasel hair, which is neither too flexible nor too stiff. 2. The Xuan 2. The Xuan Writing BrushWriting Brush The Xuan writing brush, together with the famous Xuan paper, is made in Jingxian County, Anhui P

5、rovince. Xuan brushes, made elaborately from brownish rabbit hair, are considered to be the best and come at a very high price. 3. The Daiyuexuan Writing Brush This writing brush was originally made by the venerable artisan Dai Yuexuan. Now, the brush is well known in Beijing for its high quality an

6、d elaborate craftsmanship. 4. The Houdian Writing Brush, produced in Houdian Village The Houdian writing bursh has two hundred years of history.In the early years of the Republic of China, almost all brushes sold at Beijings famous Daiyuexuan and Hukaiwen stores were made by workers from Houdian. 毛笔

7、通常用于中国汉字书法当中，也用于中国画中。毛笔是由中国人发明的，和砚、 墨以及宣纸（即笔墨纸砚）这四种书法工具统称文房四宝。毛笔在中国有很长的历 史。 一支毛笔由两部分组成， 笔尖和笔杆。笔尖通常是由羊毛、狼毛、鼠毛或兔毛制成。笔杆通常是由竹子、木 头、漆器和瓷器做成，当然，有些笔杆的制作材料也很珍贵，如珍珠母镶嵌、象牙 和玉器。 湖州毛笔分为四类，第一种是用山羊毛制成，用起来非常灵活；第二种是由褐色兔 毛制成；第三种是由质地比较僵硬的黄鼠狼毛；而第四种是混合山羊和黄鼠狼的毛 制成，既不太灵活也不太硬. 2.宣笔 宣笔和大家熟知的宣纸都出产于安徽省泾县。在古代，泾县属宣州管辖，宣笔和宣 纸也因此而地名。，宣笔，用棕色的兔子头发制作宣笔是最好的， 价格很高。 3.戴月轩毛笔 这种毛笔是由一个名叫戴月轩的工匠初创的，现在，这种