砚,别称砚台、砚田、墨池等,虽为小器,却透着一股大雅兴。古时为我国文房四宝之一。早在新石器时代,我们的祖先就开始使用“研磨器”研制颜色、绘制图案,至西汉时,制砚有了显著发展,砚的种类增多,有石砚、砖砚、陶砚、铜砚、漆砚等。而暖砚,是古人为防止冬季墨汁冰冻而特制的一种有保温功能的砚台。其始于何时尚待考,但出土和传世的实物揭示,唐宋时 Inkstone, otherwise known as Yantai, Yantian, Mochi, etc., although small, but reveals a large Taixing. Ancient one of the four treasures of our country. As early as the Neolithic Age, our ancestors began to use “grinder ” to develop color, draw the pattern, to the Western Han Dynasty, the system of Yan has made remarkable development, Yan species increased, there are Shiyan, brick Yan, Tao Yan, Tongyan, paint Yan and so on. The warm ink, is the ancients to prevent winter ink frozen and specially made a thermal insulation inkstone. It began when to be test, but unearthed and handed down in real life revealed Tang and Song Dynasties