端砚

端砚石也有许多不同品种。

Yan in stone , there are many different varieties .

端砚是中国所有的砚台之中最好的一种。

Duan ink slab is the best among all the ink slabs produced in china .

端砚石、歙砚石、苴却砚石和永顺三叶虫砚石是我国南方代表性的砚石资源。

The representative inkstone resources in south China are the Duan , She Juque and Yongshun ones .

非物质文化遗产文献化及其藏用探析&以端砚制作技艺为例

Documentation of Non-material Cultural Heritage and Its Use of Possession : Taking Duan Inkslab Production Techniques as an Example

端砚，有1300年历史，产于广东省端州（现在的肇庆）。

The Duan inkstone , with a history of1,300 years , is made in Duanzhou ( now Shaoqing ), Guangdong Province .

历代帝王和文人学士以使用、收藏端砚为荣。

The emperors , literati and scholars of the past dynasties have all taken pride in using and collecting Duan Inkstone .

端砚不仅实用，而且是书斋里高雅之至的艺术品。他把它镶在一把匕首的柄上作为装饰。

A Duan inkstone is not just a useful implement for writing but a beautiful object of art , an ornament in the study .

澄泥砚是我国一项古老的传统工艺品，它与端砚、歙砚、洮砚并称为四大名砚。

The Cheng-ni inkstone is an old traditional Chinses technology , which is one of the " Four Fa-mous Inkston " called , with Duan , She , Tao .

黄花银色叶片的银苞菊属植物。端砚，根据石质不同可分青花、石眼、鱼脑冻、蕉叶血、七捺、金银线和冰纹等品种。

There are several kinds of Duan inkstones such as Blue Flower , Stone Eye , Fish Brain Jelly , Blood on Plantain Leaf , Seven Slanting Strokes , Gold and Silver Thread and Icy Veins .

为此，这也要求端砚设计者不仅要对端砚石品有充分的认识、理解和感悟，还要在审美造型、书法绘画、雕刻乃至文学艺术方面都要有所研究。

To this end , it also requested that Duan ink slab designer to Duan ink slab stone isnot only a good understanding , awareness and understanding , but also in aesthetic design , calligraphy and painting , carving and the literary arts to be research .