Ink brush

Ink brush
Ink brush with golden dragon design, used by the Wanli Emperor (1563–1620).
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	毛筆
Simplified Chinese	毛笔
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin máo bǐ
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	bút lông
Hán-Nôm	筆𱻢
Korean name
Hangul	붓
Hanja	筆
Japanese name
Kanji	筆

Ink brushes (traditional Chinese: 毛筆; simplified Chinese: 毛笔; pinyin: máo bǐ) are paintbrushes used in Chinese calligraphy as well as in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese which all have roots in Chinese calligraphy. They are also used in Chinese painting and other brush painting styles. The ink brush was invented in China around 300 B.C.^[1][2] Together with the inkstone, inkstick and Xuan paper, these four writing implements form the Four Treasures of the Study.