The Four Treasures of the Study

The Four Treasures of the Study (文房四寶; ぶんぼうしほう) are the tools needed for Chinese or Japanese calligraphy.

Here are the four treasures written in Kanji (Japanese for Chinese characters) and in Hiragana:

    • paper (紙; かみ)
    • brush (筆; ふで)
    • ink (墨;すみ)
    • ink stone (硯; すずり)

Further Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Treasures_of_the_Study

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E6%88%BF%E5%9B%9B%E5%AE%9D

https://www.youtube.com/@zenmindfulnessshodo/playlists

The Four Treasures, Part 3

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