汉代刘熙的《释名》中曰:“砚者研也,可研墨使之濡也”;《说文》将砚解释为“石滑也”。砚台与笔、墨、纸构成了中国传统的文房四宝,浓缩了中国各个朝代文化、经济乃至审美意识的各种信息。砚台不仅是文房用具,由于其性质坚固,传百世而不朽,又被历代文人作为珍玩藏品之选。说起砚台的收藏,一般人都把中国的“四大名砚” Han Xi Liu Xi’s “release name” in the said: “Yan who study also, research ink to moisten”; “Said the text” will Yan interpreted as “stone slip also ”. The ink stone, the pen, the ink, and the paper formed the four treasures of the Chinese traditional room and enriched various kinds of information on the cultural, economic and aesthetic awareness of each dynasty in China. The inkstone is not only a room appliance, but also an immortal by its nature and of being a literary collector. Talking about the collection of ink stone, most people put China’s “four famous inkstone”