Zisha pottery is a kind of traditional pottery in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, China.

Yixing, Jiangsu, Yixing teapot is famous all over the world. The origin of teapot is in Yixing, Jiangsu, so it is also called Yixing teapot. Although there are purple sand in other areas, at present, pots are concentrated in Dingshu Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province, which is formed by history. The so-called soil and water support one person. There is only one place of origin of teapot, which is Yixing, Jiangsu.

The main reason is that the raw materials for firing teapot are only available in Dingshu Town, Yixing. Although clay similar to Yixing purple sand is also produced in other parts of the country, its composition and the effect after firing can't be compared with Yixing at all. Therefore, when choosing a pot, you must choose Yixing teapot, and don't buy teapot from other regions.

Teapot is a practical appliance for making tea and drinking tea in people's daily life. Purple sand teapot has become a kind of art with great collection and appreciation value because of its long production history and simple and exquisite artistic modeling. According to the Preface to Porcelain Pots in Yangxian County, the founder of Zisha Pot was Gong Chun in Ming Dynasty, and there were three famous pot makers in Ming Dynasty: Shi Dabin, Li Zhongfang and Xu Youquan.

Development history:

Yixing Zisha pottery has a long history and is the soul treasure of China's traditional cultural heritage. It not only has good practicability, but also has unique artistry because of the participation of literati in history, which makes purple sand pottery more cultural.

According to legend, Yixing Zisha originated from Fan Li in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the world called it Tao Zhugong. By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, purple sand teapots became popular, and famous artists such as Gong Chun and Shi Dabin appeared. In modern times, with the efforts of the famous artists of the older generation, the teapot has become a world-renowned work of art, such as Shao Daheng, Chen Mingyuan, Zhu Kexin, Gu Jingzhou and Jiang Rong. The teapot is an ideal tea drinking utensil with diverse shapes, practicality and artistry, and it also has a special position in the history of China ceramic art.