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Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"

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Text: Explain the fangzhi

Wen play is the ancient literati's play with the four treasures of the literary room and the various literary utensils derived from it. These stationery have different shapes, fine carvings, and can be appreciated, making them a craft art displayed in the study and on the bookcase.

In the mainland's traditional stationery utensils, pen, ink, paper, and brick are the most basic stationery utensils, and since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the stationery has developed further, and various stationery that match "pen, ink, paper, and brick" have appeared, mainly including pen holders, pen washes, ink beds, yan drops, water presentation, arm rest, paperweight, printing boxes, seals, and so on. In the case of practicality, the literati also pursue an art to make these stationery supplies more appreciative, so they are also called composition play. The so-called literary play refers to the four treasures of the literary room and the various literary equipment play derived from it. Although the four treasures of the literary room were founded very early, they developed until the Tang and Song dynasties, that is, after the traditional art of calligraphy and painting tended to mature and perfect and the literati doctor group was formed, they really found and realized their due status and value, and became an indispensable instrument for literati scholars and even imperial officials and eunuchs. One of the characteristics of Wen Play is that it is small. As a desk case to play, generally not large, small less than inches, can be set on the case, but also can be played in the palm of the hand, can be viewed from a distance, can also be taken closely. In particular, some ornaments are often condensed in large pieces, small in the small, mustard Sumire, and the antique industry has the saying of "small instruments and large samples".

In the modern sense, literary play can be popularly understood as a piece of appreciation or handle piece with a traditional cultural atmosphere. A good literary play must be a kind of spiritual "materialization" carrier, large or small, clever or clumsy, through the stripping of years, and the owner is closely connected, conserving the body, but also highlighting the owner's cultural taste. Literary play often does not exist independently, but is often combined with activities such as calligraphy and painting, tea tasting, and incense tasting, adding a bit of fun to life. Playing with the text on the stock, can be divided into literary play and martial arts play, for the pan Vajra Bodhi, this text play is to play with a string of Vajra Bodhi individually, do not collide and rub with each other. This is also related to the selection of Vajra Bodhi seeds, more than six petals is best to play alone, many literary play enthusiasts, like six petals, in fact, according to their own preferences, the size of the five petals is also very good. This martial disk is very casual, the purpose is to make the Vajra Bodhi color and shine as soon as possible, although the martial disk is faster, but it is easy to make the disk of the text play injured and damaged, the player still does not advocate the martial disk, the text disk will cultivate the mind.

In terms of literary play, there is the ability to cultivate morality, because it is culture!

Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"
Essay | "The Theory of Literary Play"

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