其实在前面都加上Chinese就很好译
文房四宝 the four treasures in a Chinese study
笔 Chinese writing brush
墨 Chinese ink
纸 Chinese (writing) paper (后可加for calligraphy)
砚 ink stone/ ink slab
the “scholar's four jewels” (writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper)
“the four precious articles of the writing table”
writing materials
毛笔 Chinese brush
黑墨 black ink
宣纸 rice paper
砚台 ink stone
文房四宝: the four treasures of the study, i.e. writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, paper