WRITING INSTRUMENTS

	Knives were first used as carving tools in the early phases of Chinese Script. With the emergence of other specialized tools like brushes, knives began to serve as erasers to scratch off mistakes.
	Brushes, invented and used since time immemorial became the major writing instrument of Chinese in the Spring and Autumn (770 - 256 B.C.). As the brush hair is made of soft animal fur, this instrument is very flexible and adaptive. Brushes of the Warring States and modern brusthes.
	Brushes, invented and used since time immemorial became the major writing instrument of Chinese in the Spring and Autumn (770 - 256 B.C.). As the brush hair is made of soft animal fur, this instrument is very flexible and adaptive. Brushes of the Warring States and modern brusthes.
	The inkstone and inkstick are two other indispensable tools. When the inkstone is filled with water, it is used as a base to grind solid inksticks into liquid ink. Inkstones are usually made of stone or bricks. Mountain-shaped pottery inkstone of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.)
	"Globe Inkstick" and "Qinquan Inkstick", 19th century.
	"Globe Inkstick" and "Qinquan Inkstick", 19th century
	Brush, inkstick, inkstone and paper, called the "Four Treasures of the Study", are the key instruments for writing Chinese characters, "Four Treasures of the Study" used by Chinese emperor.