网疃汉代刻单管短套毛笔之管见

Humble Opinion on Single and Short Tube of Brush Pen Unearthed from Wangtuan Tomb

早在秦代,制笔就采用劲健之毛作柱,软毛为被,二者刚柔相济,便于书写。而连云港市网疃汉墓出土的单管短套毛笔,其制作工艺及笔之性能已步入成熟期。从短笔套、笔杆、笔头分析,汉代毛笔不仅具有“四德”而且具备“五善”。

As early as Qin Dynasty, the making of brush pens has been using the tough furs as posts and soft hair as quilt. While the single and short brush pen discovered from Wangtuan Han Dynasty tomb proves the technical was growing mature at that time. Through analyzing every single parts of it , we can be sure that it not only bore“ Four Virtues” , but also“ Five Kindness”.