The Explanation Of Documentary Carefully Carved In She Inkstone

The “Four Treasures of the Study”(Wen Fang Si Bao)are writing tools unique to China.It refers to the brush,ink,paper and inkstone.Brush,ink and paper are all consumables of the “scholar's four jewels”.Inkstone is the longest treasure that is handed down,and it was appreciated by the ancients as “The best of scholar's four jewels”.On May 20,2006,the carving skills of She inkstone have been approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.However,there are fewer people who really know about the carving skills of She inkstone,because they take a long time to learn.Furthermore the working environment is poor.Fewer and fewer young people learn the carving skills of She inkstone.Given the reasons above,the author used the form of documentary to record the carving skills of She inkstone and reflect the status quo of heritage.The documentary Carefully Carved in She Inkstone mainly focuses on inheritor of intangible cultural heritage in terms of She inkstone.And it takes the carving skills as clues.It intersperses with the development of She inkstone,the stone of She inkstone and the main themes of She inkstone.It is a real record of the contents of the carving skills of the She inkstone and the working environment of the maker.