Ink brushes produced in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province and stone ink-slabs produced in Anhui Province are well-known both in China and abroad.  Dai Yue Xian was the No. 1 time-honored brand in Beijing where the ink brushes and stone ink-slabs were exclusively sold.

Located in the east side of the renowned Liulichang Cultural Street, Xuanwu District, Daiyuexuan Ink Brush Store was established in 1916.  The founder was Dai Bin, alias Yue Xian.  He was born in Shanlian Town of Huzhou City, Zejiang Province.  He learnt the craftsmanship of making Huzhou brushes when he was a young boy and was highly skilled.  He came to Beijing and served as an apprentice in the He Lianqing Ink Brush Store and later opened an ink brush store of his own.  To this day, Daiyuexuan is the only time-honored brand in the Liulichang Street that is named after a person.

The ink brushes produced by Daiyuexuan were celebrated for their meticulous craftsmanship and special features of being perfectly straight, sharp vigorous and forcible coupling hardness with softness.  Therefore, they were most-favored by men of literature.

Four categories of writing brushes were produced by Daiyuexuan, including: “Yang Hao” (fine writing brush made of goat’s hair), “Lang Hao” (fine writing brush made of wolf’s hair) “Zi Hao” (fine writing brush made with a mixture of wolf’s and goat’s hair).  They are classified as follows: regular script in big characters, regular script in medium characters, lowcases, long sharp point, short sharp point and so on.  They also carry with them such pleasant names as “Blue mountain capped with snow”, “Dripping with the flavor of ink stick” etc.  These writing brushes were most-favored by Master Painter Qi Baishi during his life-time.

In the past eighty years or so, Daiyuexuan won extensive praises from the Chinese calligraphy and painting circle for its devotion to the development of the traditional craftsmanship and carrying forward China’s civilization as well as its constant adherence to honesty and cultivation of friendship.

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