Their method made use of the ancient pines at the base of Mt. Huang, producing inks so beloved that the emperor conferred the imperial surname of Li upon them.
南唐李後主時代，有奚超、奚廷珪父子，用黃山腳下的古松製墨，工藝精湛，深得寵愛，還被賜以國姓「李」。