石破天谈紫砂:紫砂入门知识之泥、形、工、款、功

Shi Potian talks about Zisha: clay, shape, workmanship, style and merit of Zisha introductory knowledge

1. "Mud": Zisha teapots are famous all over the world because of the superiority of its raw material, purple sand clay. According to modern scientific analysis, the structure of purple sand clay is indeed different from other clays. Even the same purple sand clay has different structures. Same, with subtle differences. In this way, due to the different raw materials, the functional utility and the sensory experience are also different.
2. "Shape": The shape of the purple clay pot is the most abundant among all kinds of utensils in the world. It is known as "the square is not the same, and the circle is not the same". Speaking of "shape", people often compare it with the schools of Zisha teapot art, and think that the schools of Zisha teapots are divided into "muscles", "flowers", "light goods" and so on. During the artist's artistic career, once the art matures, he will inevitably form his personal style, and several personal styles with almost the same difference will form a genre. What art pays attention to is feeling. The advantage of a purple clay teapot's shape depends entirely on personal feeling. The most important thing about a good purple clay teapot is "charm", while the art of modeling pays attention to "balance".
3. "Working": Points, lines, and surfaces are the basic elements that make up the body of the purple clay pot. During the forming process of the purple clay pot, it must be clearly explained. According to the special process requirements of the purple clay pot, the spout and the pot The handle should be absolutely on the same line, and the weight should be balanced; the mouth of the pot and the lid should be tightly combined, otherwise, it cannot be regarded as a good handle.
4. "Style": There are two meanings of appreciating the inscription of the purple sand pot. One means to identify the author of the pot, or who is the author of the inscription; the other means to appreciate the content of the inscription. There are stamps. Zisha teapots have always been priced per person, and famous teapots are worth a hundred times as much, so many imitations of famous masters are easy to appear in the market, and fakes are common, so you need to be careful when purchasing famous teapots.
5. "Gong": refers to the functional beauty of the pot. In recent years, some pot makers pay attention to the beauty of shape, but often ignore the beauty of function, which can be seen everywhere. In particular, some teapot makers do not drink tea or do not pay attention to tea tasting, so they know little about tea drinking habits, which directly affects the biggest difference between Zisha teapot and other works of art (it is a highly practical work of art). ). If the function of "use" is lost, "art" will not exist, so the functional beauty of the pot must not be ignored.
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