Four Treasures of the Study

Four Treasures of the Study is an expression used to denote the brush, ink, paper and ink stone used in Chinese calligraphy and spread into other East Asian calligraphic traditions. The name appears to originate in the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589 AD).

Four Treasures of the Study
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese文房四寶
Simplified Chinese文房四宝
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese紙墨筆硯
Simplified Chinese纸墨笔砚
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetvăn phòng tứ bảo
Chữ Hán文房四寶
Korean name
Hangul문방사우
Hanja文房四友
Japanese name
Kanji文房四宝
Kanaぶんぼうしほう
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