four treasures of the study

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Etymology

A translation of Chinese 文房四寶／文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo).

Noun

four treasures of the study pl (plural only)

  1. The brush, ink, paper and inkstone used in Chinese and other East Asian calligraphic traditions.

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