Four Treasures of the Study
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The Four Treasures of the Study are the essential traditional tools of Chinese scholars and calligraphers—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone—central to the practice of writing and painting in East Asian culture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese scholarly tradition
ⓘ
cultural concept ⓘ set of writing implements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wenfang Sibao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese literati
ⓘ
Confucian scholars NERFINISHED ⓘ calligraphers ⓘ imperial examinations ⓘ ink painting ⓘ |
| componentType |
inkstone
ⓘ
solid ink stick ⓘ writing brush ⓘ xuan paper ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of literati status
ⓘ
symbol of refinement ⓘ symbol of scholarship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
brush
ⓘ
ink ⓘ inkstone ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Imperial China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese calligraphy
ⓘ
Korean calligraphy ⓘ Vietnamese calligraphy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| materialCultureDomain |
scholarly tools
ⓘ
writing instruments ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese literati culture
ⓘ
East Asian scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chinese scholar’s studio culture
ⓘ
scholar’s rocks ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
brush handling
ⓘ
ink grinding ⓘ paper control ⓘ stroke technique ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of tradition
ⓘ
cultivation of the self ⓘ unity of writing and painting ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
scholar’s studio
ⓘ
study room ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Chinese calligraphy
ⓘ
Chinese painting ⓘ literati art ⓘ scholarly writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.