首先是看墨品,包括制墨的时间、墨名、墨类、墨色及墨的形态、大小、轻重。墨的光泽泛紫色则是优质墨。看墨的表面有否损伤、断裂。“冰纹”与“墨霜”均是墨品曾受潮的现象。如表面暗淡、老重,证明是一锭古墨。其次是闻墨品。古墨由于含有多种中药材,藏家一闻即有一股馨香扑鼻而来,这就是中药味产生的香味。仿制墨(即后代制墨)常有一种怪味。大多是用冰片掺之,味浓烈 The first is to see the ink, including the time of ink, ink, ink, ink and ink form, size, severity. Pan purple ink is a high quality ink. To see whether the surface of ink damage, fracture. “Ice pattern ” and “ink cream ” are the phenomenon of ink has damp. If the surface bleak, old weight, proved to be an ancient ink. Followed by the smell of ink. Ancient ink due to contain a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, collectors smell that there is a smell of fragrant, this is the smell of Chinese medicine produced. Imitation ink (that is, future generations of ink) often have a strange smell. Mostly borne mixture, strong taste