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Similar to the four treasures of pen and ink paper, paperweight can be called the "small five" in the ancient study room, ancient literati in the study, often put small bronzes, jade on the desk to appreciate, while used to press paper or press books, thus the emergence of paperweight, also known as paperweight, town ruler. It can be seen that the original paperweight was not fixed in shape. The origin of paperweight is because the ancient literati often put small bronzes and jades on the desk to play and appreciate, because they all have a certain weight, so people will also use their hands to press paper or press books while playing with rewards, and over time, they have developed into a kind of stationery - paperweight.
According to the classic records, the time when the paperweight appeared in the study was probably during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, so it can be seen that the paperweight has a history of nearly a thousand years in China.
According to the "Nanshi Yuanrong Ancestral Biography", "Emperor Qi (Emperor Xiao Daocheng of Qi Gao) tasted the book case under the nose as a stalk, and the iron as the book town as desired, very strong, in order to prepare for no fear, want to replace the staff." It can be seen that paperweights have been more than 1500 years. However, in the Song and Yuan dynasties and for a long time before, paperweights were rarely handed down, but they are recorded in many ancient books and rare books, indicating that the object of paperweights did appear at that time.
Ming Wen Zhenheng's "Long Thing Chronicle Paperweight" says:
"Jade, there are ancient jade rabbits, jade cows, jade horses, jade deer, jade sheep,
Jade toad, squatting tiger, ward off evil spirits, mother and son, the most quaint.
Copper, there are green shrimp toads, crouching tigers, squatting mites, sleeping dogs,
Gilded to ward off evil spirits, lying horses, turtles and dragons, can also be used. ”
Because most of the ancient literati were good at jade, and often put jade carvings or bronzes on the palm of the hand to play with, when it was necessary to lay out the paper, it could also be used as a paperweight. As a result, paperweights developed into an independent stationery. Therefore, paperweight is also called "small five" in the study room in addition to the four treasures of pen and ink paper.