1、Chinese brush （部分內容摘自網絡） 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 The Daiyuexuan Writing Brush This writing brush was originally made by the venerable artisan Dai Yuexuan.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. 毛筆

7、通常用于中國漢字書法當中，也用于中國畫中。毛筆是由中國人發明的，和硯、 墨以及宣紙（即筆墨紙硯）這四種書法工具統稱文房四寶。毛筆在中國有很長的歷 史。 一支毛筆由兩部分組成， 筆尖和筆桿。筆尖通常是由羊毛、狼毛、鼠毛或兔毛制成。筆桿通常是由竹子、木 頭、漆器和瓷器做成，當然，有些筆桿的制作材料也很珍貴，如珍珠母鑲嵌、象牙 和玉器。 湖州毛筆分為四類，第一種是用山羊毛制成，用起來非常靈活；第二種是由褐色兔 毛制成；第三種是由質地比較僵硬的黃鼠狼毛；而第四種是混合山羊和黃鼠狼的毛 制成，既不太靈活也不太硬. 2.宣筆 宣筆和大家熟知的宣紙都出產于安徽省涇縣。在古代，涇縣屬宣州管轄，宣筆和宣 紙也因此而地名。，宣筆，用棕色的兔子頭發制作宣筆是最好的， 價格很高。 3.戴月軒毛筆 這種毛筆是由一個名叫戴月軒的工匠初創的，現在，這種