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[edit] Four Treasures of the Study - labeled SVG diagrams

Four illustrations with short annotations/explanations for the East Asian calligraphy's tools. Asian tradition talk about the « Four Treasures of the Study » (Chinese: traditional 文房四寶, simplified 文房四宝, Pinyin: Wénfáng sì bǎo, Japanese: 文房四宝, Bunbō shihō) or Four Friends of the Study (Korean: 문방사우 (文房四友) Munbang sa woo) for the brush, ink, paper and ink stone. The Ink relate image merge Ink [stick] and Ink stone, while I added an Seal relate illustration with Seal and Seal paste, which are also need to finish a work by signing it. These diagrams are intended to be « 4 key facts diagrams » for the subject East Asian calligraphy's tools.

English versions

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  Ink, Ink stone & Ink stick

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  Seal & Seal paste

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  Paper, Paperweight, & Deskpad

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  Brush & composition

Sources

• (zh-tw), all: 百科全書，文房四寶 ─ 筆、硯、墨、紙 (rich description with historical background)
• (zh-tw), all: 文房用品系列介紹 ─ 毛筆、墨、紙、硯 (rich description of brushes manufacturing processes)
• Brush, images: hand holding the brush 1, hand holding the brush 2, hand holding the brush 3.
• Brush's head: Yuuko SUZUKI, Initiation – Calligraphie japonaise, Fleurus, 2003, 80 p.