文ぶん房ぼう四し宝ほう

noun

four treasures of the study

Refers to the brush, ink, inkstone, and paper as the essential tools of East Asian calligraphy and painting. Often used in cultural or historical contexts.

• 文ぶん房ぼう四し宝ほうは書しょ道どうに欠かかせない道どう具ぐです。

  The four treasures of the study are indispensable tools for calligraphy.

• 祖そ父ふは文ぶん房ぼう四し宝ほうを大たい切せつにしていた。

  My grandfather treasured his four treasures of the study.