It shows that before the Qin Dynasty the head of the brush was bundled around the shaft with threads while afterwards the head was stuck into the cavity. For instance, in 1975, in No.169 Jiangling Tomb, Hubei province, a brush of early West Han Dynasty with cavity at one end was unearthed. Shown by the unveiled relics, in every past dynasty, since the Qin Dynasty the manufacture process of making a calligraphy brush has been in complete conformity. The brush unearthed in the tomb of Marquis Yi of the Zeng State in Hubei province is the earliest brush discovered so far. The history of the Chinese calligraphy brush can be traced back at least 6,000 years.
This evidence suggests that the brush may have predated written language itself. Visible stains or brush marks clearly remain in certain places on the pottery. However, primitive painted pottery contains decorative designs painted by tools resembling a brush.
Legend has it that the brush was invented by Meng Tian (? - 210 BC), a general under the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). The calligraphy brush has a long history in China. It represents one of the four treasures of study, which also include paper, ink and ink stone. Among the various calligraphic tools, the calligraphy brush is special to China.
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