In order to further study the influence of different concentrations of sizing agent on ink moistening and physical properties of Chinese painting rice paper,this study used step-by-step gradient sizing agent to treat rice paper,and comprehensively evaluated samples with different proportions.By comparing the ink diffusion range,the contact angle between paper and ink and the tensile strength of paper,it was found that gelatin had the best performance in various tests,especially in the ink moistening effect.Soymilk treated sample D3 showed outstanding ink diffusion morphology,gray value and hydrophobicity,and its moistening ink and physical properties were second only to gelatin.Although sodium carboxymethyl cellulose can enhance the physical strength of paper,it does not perform well in ink moistening effect.