But as a result of industrialization, superior brushes, ink-slabs, inkstones and even good paper for painting are hard to find on the market--because modern manufacturers resort to machines for quick, cheap, mass production.
昔日中國大陸的湖州筆、徽州墨、宣紙、端硯…… 等，都是以產地命名的精良佳品。在一切講究便捷快速的工商業社會中，鋼筆、原子筆取代了毛筆的地位。