As early as the Song Dynasty, Mi Fei, a famous painter at that time, recorded it in the History of Ink. As a master of calligraphy and painting, he collected many famous inkstones in his life. However, on the one hand, the inkstone from Huangshi has always been a "treasure on earth" in his heart. Huang Tingjian, a great calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, got a piece of Huangshi inkstone from a good friend, and he couldn't put it down, and wrote a poem: "It's easy to find a bag and give it away, and it's not far from Huangshan; From its own materials, we can know the beauty of this mountain, and search for things as poverty. "Under the influence of many literati and celebrities, Huangshi inkstone began to walk out of Huangshi Mountain.
During the period of 1990, Mr. Qi Gong, honorary chairman of China Calligraphers Association, spoke highly of Huangshi inkstone and wrote "China Huangshi inkstone" by himself. ? 1993 10, China Huangshi inkstone won the gold medal in China International Calligraphy and Painting Expo; From 65438 to 0994, China Huangshi inkstone participated in the national inkstone exhibition and won two gold medals in stone and craft. Since then, Huangshi inkstone has once again "come out of the mountain".
Huangshi inkstone is exquisite in quality, fragrant as ink, protective and nourishing, and colorful. Huangshi inkstone belongs to ancient sedimentary rock, with fine stone particles and hardness of 2.6-3.0. It belongs to nephrite, and it is not astringent to touch. Its density is moderate, and the sound is slow when it is hit by an object, which makes people feel very comfortable. Due to the different textures of sedimentary rocks, Huangshi inkstone has formed distinctive features of different colors and colors, including purple stone, bluestone, purple stone, inkstone and water hyacinth stone.