端砚被誉为中国第一砚,产于广东肇庆的端溪,故名,相传始于唐代武德年间。端砚石质优良,幼嫩细腻,发墨不损毫,呵气可研墨,其天然生成的花色很多,其中常见的有鱼脑冻、冰纹、石眼等。故端砚的制作,匠师都量材施艺,因石构图,其立意、布局、造型、刀法、、刀路均需刻意推敲,成品保持古雅、朴实、精 Duan Yan was hailed as China’s first inkstone, produced in Zhaoqing, Guangdong River, hence the name, according to legend began in the Tang Dynasty Takenori years. Daguanyishi excellent quality, delicate young, hair does not damage the mill, breath can study ink, many of its natural color, which is common in fish brain freeze, ice pattern, stone eyes and so on. Therefore, the production of Duan Yan, craftsmen are measuring material Shi Yi, stone structure, its conception, layout, shape, knife method, knife path should be deliberately refined, finished to maintain the quaint, simple, refined