湖州制笔业自晋唐发端,至明代中叶以后渐趋繁荣。明代居室装饰的审美需求导致了书法、绘画风格的创新变革.影响了书画家对毛笔的取舍,使得羊毫毛笔应运而生,大行其道。在制笔原料本地化、削笔良工群体的形成以及制笔业商品经济的萌芽等社会因素的综合作用下,湖州制笔业在明代进入了一个前所未有的鼎盛发展时期.
Writing and painting brush making in Huzhou originated from the Jin and Tang Dynasty, and after the mid - Ming Dynasty it gradually gained its prosperity. The taste of interior deeoration in the Ming Dynasty led to the innovation in calligraphy and painting and also had an effect on the artists' decision on the brush choosing, which was a very important factor of the popularity of the brushes made of goat hair. Hu brush making had a never - seen before prosperity in the Ming Dynasty, which was a combining effect of several social factors as the localization of the raw materials, the forming of the brush makers group and the sprouting of the marketing.