Purple sand is a kind of ceramic product between pottery and porcelain, which is characterized by compact structure, close to porcelain, high strength, fine particles and shell-like or stone-like fracture, but it does not have the translucency of porcelain tire. The fetal quality of Yixing purple sand ware has this characteristic, the surface light of the ware is quite flat, with small particles changing, showing sand-colored effect.
There are many kinds of mud colors of purple sand ware, except the main cinnabar mud and purple sand mud, there are various colors such as white mud, black mud, yellow mud and loose mud. Purple sand ware does not hang glaze, making full use of the true color of mud. After firing, the color is warm, quaint and lovely. The surface of purple sand ware also has a matt effect, which can not only weaken the reflection of light energy, but also clearly show the vivid effect of the shape, decoration and natural color of the ware. Zisha pottery is simple and pure in texture, not flattering, and very similar to the temperament of literati, so that literati love it, using blank as paper, or writing pot inscriptions, or calligraphy, or carving flowers, with seals, implying things, and thinking skillfully every time they see it.
The origin of teapot can be traced back to the doctor of Yue State in the Spring and Autumn Period, who retired from Jianghu with his teacher. It has a history of more than 2400 years! However, it was not until the period of Zheng De, Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty that purple clay was made into pots. The raw materials of purple sand mud are mainly divided into purple mud, green mud and red mud, commonly known as "rich soil". Because it is produced in Yixing, Jiangsu, it is called Yixing Zisha. According to legend, on the streets of Yixing in ancient times, one day a monk suddenly peddled along the street: "Sell rich soil! Who buys rich soil? You can make a fortune if you buy it. " Hence the name.
Yixing Zisha pottery originated in Song Dynasty and experienced the maturity of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Today, it is more and more perfect and rich in the plastic arts of pots. How to identify and appreciate the unique purple sand pottery in this world ceramic category, that is, what kind of aesthetic view should be held on purple sand pottery, directly affects the creative thinking of the producers. Therefore, it is necessary to talk about the aesthetic problems of purple sand art. The beauty of sand pots can be summarized into five categories: the beauty of modeling, the beauty of materials, the beauty of practicality, the beauty of craftsmanship and the beauty of taste.
Shao Yanting is a modern zisha pot artist. His works are both rigid and flexible, with simple shapes. The style is simple and elegant, with both form and spirit, and the lines stretch smoothly. Pursuing innovation on the basis of inheriting tradition.
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