摘要
澄泥砚是中国四大名砚之一,使用经过澄洗的细泥作为原料加工烧制而成,有着质地细腻、抚如童肌、发墨而不损毫等特点,尤以山西绛州澄泥砚为主要代表。其制作技艺曾一度失传,后在山西省新绛县蔺永茂、蔺涛父子的努力下重现于世。2008年,"砚台制作技艺·澄泥砚制作技艺"被列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录。
Chengni inkstone,one of the"four famous inkstones"in China,is known for its fine texture which can reduce harm done to the brush.Due to various reasons,the timehonored craft of making Chengni inkstone had once been lost and was later brought back by Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao in Xinjiang County.It takes over a year and more than 10 steps to make a Chengni inkstone.