Ink slab which is one of the scholar's four jewels has prospered with Chinese characters together. It has a history for five to six thousand years. It has seen as proves the development of great Chinese culture. It is the wisdom of Chinese nation. It possesses values such as history, art, usage, appreciation, research and collection. It has unique styles of nation, being a special and attractive flower in the Chinese art gallery.
Ink slab is a top grade art and ornamental items including the values of history, art, usage, appreciation, research and collection. It has concentrated the cultural, economic and aesthetic information of every Chinese dynasty, combining the use of carving and painting.
Ink slab has been inherited for thousands of years. It has maintained its origin through catastrophes. It has survived during a hundred decades. Therefore, ancient ink slab can be collected and used nowadays to Chinese national culture in order to exert a favorable influence, have more fun in leisure life. Ink slab is capable to preserve and increase its value so that it becomes the preferable collection of collectors.
In the ancient times, ink slab was the respectful tribute for to emperor and royal court. It was also the gift for friends and relatives. After the liberation, ink slab has become the national gift for foreign guests by leaders of party and country. Till today, ink slab is still the elegant gifts for friends and relatives.
Ink slab has been inherited for thousands of years. It has maintained its origin through catastrophes. It has survived during a hundred decades. It has played an important role in inheriting and developing Chinese national culture. It is the precious treasure of Chinese national culture. Since 20 century, pen, pencil and ball pen have been invented because of the development of science and technology. Ink sink, this treasure of study which had serviced people for thousands of years, has disappeared from the stage of history. People forgot ink slab gradually, which is unfair to the ink slab which has made a lot of contribution to Chinese national culture. Mr. Liu Hongjun has built Ju Yan House to call for people not to forget ink slab. He tends to move forward to promoting Chinese ink slab culture by compiling relevant books, holding forums of ink slab culture and also by opening the museum of ink slab.
To completely dig out culture resources of Chinese ink slab, to completely exhibit and publicize Chinese ink slab culture, Ju Yan House, considering promoting Chinese ink culture as its responsibility, decided to make contribution to the heritage and development of Chinese national culture through EXPO, cooperating with China Association of Four Treasures, Beijing Association of ornamental stones, Consultant Category One of ECOSOC, DEVNET to hold the “Chinese ink slab culture summit forum.”
Expo is an international grand exhibition held by country government to present the social, economic, cultural and scientific achievements obtained by human. Shanghai Expo is the international exhibition activity with the longest time, the largest scope, he most numerous countries and the most impressive influence. During the Expo, thousands and millions of people from every aspect, national and international, will visit Shanghai. It is a precious opportunity to demonstrate and propaganda Chinese ink slab culture in Expo, which will definitely bring a deep effect on the development of Chinese ink slab culture and Chinese national culture.
This forum has made use of the Expo platform to research and inherit Chinese ink slab culture. It has moved forward to enlarge its influence, gather popularity and unite together by media propaganda, professional seminars, exhibitions and extensive conversations. It has made itself as the most direct and the most effective communication platform for authoritative experts, ink slab makers, collectors and manufacturers. It has built itself as the Expo highlight to publicize national culture, as the milestone in the history of Chinese ink slab culture development. In addition, this platform provides the experts, ink slab makers, scholars, collectors who have made tremendous contribution to the Chinese Ink slab culture, and those ink slab manufacturers a great opportunity to propaganda themselves and cooperate together to make mutual benefits.
Famous ink slab collector, founder of “Ju Yan Houde”: Liu Hongjun
Ju Yan House is founded and registered by ink slab collector Liu Hongjun, He is the platform to promote Chinese ink slab culture with the function of collection, appreciation, research, exposition and auction.
During Shanghai Expo, delicate ink slab collections and “Ink Slab Exposition” of Ju Yan House has been exhibited in Shanghai Expo DEVNET pavilion, which has received a wide favorable comment of the spectators and ink slab lovers. “Ink Slab Exposition” has been rewarded the Chinese Traditional Culture Gold Prize by Global Chinese Association.
On July 8th 2010, Ju Yan House has held the first Chinese Yan Culture Summit Forum in Shanghai Expo DEVNET pavilion. The presentation was excellent with an inspiring theme of forum. The art exhibited has received numerous favorable comments. It is evaluated by the experts that this forum is a professional, authoritative grand meeting with specialties and influences for Chinese ink slab culture. This forum will definitely becomes the milestone of in the development process of Chinese ink slab culture. Ju Yan House has made tremendous contribution to the Chinese traditional culture. Therefore, Shanghai Expo DEVNET pavilion has awarded the honor of “Millennium Gold Prize” with gold mosaic to Ju Yan House to reward its contribution to the development of Chinese national culture.
Ju Yan House Millennium Goal Medal
Appreciation selection of ink slab
Name: Bogutu square ink slab
Sort: Chengni ink stone
Specification:280mm×180mm×80mm
Name: Bell-shaped ink slab
Sort: bronze ink slab
Specification: 170mm×105mm×20mm
Name: under the pipal ink slab
Sort: ink slab
Place of origin: Anhui
Specification: 210mm×150mm×45mm
Name: Gengyun ink slab
Sort: Liu ink slab
Place of origin: Guangxi, Liuzhou
Specification: 510mm×320mm×100mm
