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English translation: inkslab flat

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Chinese term or phrase:	砚堂
English translation:	inkslab flat
Entered by:	Gertrude Tsau

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02:43 May 21, 2008

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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

Chinese term or phrase: 砚堂

是砚的一部分

Mark Chen KudoZ activity Questions: 268 (none open) (34 closed without grading) Answers: 234
Local time: 08:25

inkslab flat

Explanation:
inkslab flat (surface for grinding...)
inkslab/ink slab/inkstone/ink stone
flat=平面平台

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Gertrude Tsau
United States
Local time: 19:25

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Thanks everybody.
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Summary of answers provided

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the flat surface on which you grind the ink stick

William Wu

3 +1

inkslab flat

Gertrude Tsau

the flat surface of the ink stone

pkchan

Discussion entries: 1

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10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the flat surface on which you grind the ink stick

Language variant: surface

Explanation:
The most important part of an ink stone is the flat surface on which you grind the ink stick with a little bit of water. This surface must have the right hardness and texture. When you touch it you should feel a polished surface and it should have a satiny sheen.

William Wu
China
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: Chinese

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

inkslab flat

Explanation:
inkslab flat (surface for grinding...)
inkslab/ink slab/inkstone/ink stone
flat=平面平台

Gertrude Tsau
United States
Local time: 19:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Thanks everybody.

11 hrs confidence:

the flat surface of the ink stone

Explanation:
砚由砚额（砚头）、砚池（砚沼、砚泓、砚海、砚湖）、砚侧、砚唇（砚缘）、砚底（砚阴、砚背）、砚冈、砚面、砚堂（墨道、砚心、墨堂）等组成（如图）。http://www.esgweb.net/Article/UploadFiles/200706/20070601224...

砚 inkstone 百科库- 长春工业大学松苑社区http://t8.ccut.edu.cn- [ Translate this page ]砚 inkstone yan 砚(卷名：轻工) inkstone 一种研墨泚笔的文具。又称砚台。 ... ③造坯：从研墨实用和鉴赏角度出发，将石料的优质部分留作砚堂(墨堂，研墨处)和 ...
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Select the best ink stone for the practice of Japanese calligraphy.Learn how to choose, use and care for the ink stone. On the flat surface of the ink stone you grind the ink stick into liquid ink.
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Japanese calligraphy supplies give you boundless freedom to create.The ink stone - The Japanese ink stone is a natural stone with a flat surface for making ink. Compared with the other three, the ink stone is the one ...
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Chinese Inkstones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEven a small amount of water could be applied to the end of a stick of ink, and that end would be ground with the flat surface of the ink stone. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Inkstones - 25k - Cached - Similar pages

pkchan
United States
Local time: 20:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
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Changes made by editors

May 21, 2008 - Changes made by Gertrude Tsau:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term
May 21, 2008 - Changes made by chica nueva:
Language pair	English to Chinese => Chinese to English

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