Songhua inkstone began in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty wrote "Sheng Zuren made inkstones": "To the east of Shengjing, there are stones under the mountain, which are hard and moist, green and shiny, so the texture is brilliant, so I think it is a good material ..." Songshi inkstones began in the Ming Dynasty, although there was no title of Songhua inkstones at that time.
Songhua inkstone is hard and moist, and the Qing emperor used it to study Zhu. Turquoise is used for grinding ink, and its ink-making performance is also quite excellent. "Xiqing inkstone spectrum" records: "It was born in the east, mixed with jasper, Derby jade and Wenrun inkstone, and entered the Imperial Classics." It is called "the end of the product". Emperor Kangxi, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, wrote an inscription for Songhua inkstone, saying, "Life is ancient and moist, color is green and sound is clear, and ink is beneficial, so it is also valuable." Emperor Qianlong praised him even more, saying, "The king of Songhua is pure green in color, delicate and moist, and can be used as inkstone material. The ink is the same as that of Duan Xi, and the product is right in the pit." In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Jun wrote the book Gezhi Mirror Source, saying: "Pine stone inkstone is moist as jade, green and flawless, firm and fine in quality, tender and pure in color, slippery but not resistant to ink, astringent and not stagnant, which can make pine smoke shine and add luster to every detail. In the past, people said that the strangeness of the ink stone was all combined, and they asked it to transcend the ages. " Thus, Song Yanmo made of pine flowers has excellent ink-making performance.
Songhua inkstone is mainly green and is often cut because of its brush texture. In addition, turquoise also has yellow, white, purple, black and other colors. Yellow is often used to prepare stone boxes, and purple can be used to make inkstone boxes. Among the turquoise used in making inkstone boxes, in addition to solid-colored stones, it is also easy to choose yellow, white, purple and green stones, which are beautifully colored, skillfully carved with patterns, and the inkstone boxes are exquisite.
The mouth of the Songshi quarry extends along the Changbai Mountain in Antu, Tonghua, Jilin and Benxi, Liaoning, and its old mouth in Qing Dynasty is located in Liangjiang Town, Antu.
Qiyang Shiyan
The inkstone carved from Qiyang produced in Qiyang is called Qiyang inkstone or Qiyang inkstone. Qiyang Stone belongs to clayey slate, which is fine in texture, smooth and thick, moist and delicate. It is suitable for making inkstones and is one of the best inkstones in China. Qiyang stone is produced in Qiyang County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, and occurs in the Lower Ordovician strata. Mineral components include sericite, quartz, plagioclase, chlorite, iron oxide, etc. There are light green, gray green, vermilion, brown and other colors; Superfine fiber structure, layered structure.
There are two kinds of Qiyang stone, one is light green, because of its gorgeous texture and dark lines, such as flowing clouds, also known as "aragonite", as the saying goes, "flower slate", which is used to be embedded in various utensils and is also very beautiful and tasteful. There were many products in Ming and Qing dynasties, which were all the rage. On the other hand, the stone is purple with turquoise lines in the middle, which is called "purple robe jade belt". In addition, there are tan, dark brown, vermilion, olive green, milky white, black and so on. Qiyang carved an inkstone, which is a precious and high-quality inkstone. In Qiyang Shiyan, the light green texture has abstract beauty, such as mountains and rivers, clouds, sun and moon, and people, which is very distinctive. Qiyang inkstone is tender and smooth because it is close to the color and texture of Duanyan. In the past, people used Qiyang inkstone to fill Guangdong inkstone, which is no different from ordinary people. It can be seen that its quality is close to Guangdong inkstone. Due to historical reasons, Qiyang stone was almost exhausted during the Republic of China, and Qiyang stone resources were extremely scarce. Qiyang stone inkstone platform is not much in the world, so "Qiyang stone is rare and now extinct." In short, Qiyang Shigu inkstone can often get a good price in the auction of cultural relics at home and abroad.