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provides the end of making pots in spring, Dabin's method of making pots, Mingyuan is the master of flower utensils, Mansheng gives purple clay to its charm. Today we will take a look at these four big names!

01. The founder of the mountain Gongchun

Ming Dynasty During the Zhengde period (1506-1521), a prominent family member of the Wu family appeared in the family of Yixing , a pivotal figure in the history of development of purple clay teapot . According to legend, when he was young, he followed his master Wu Shi (no. Yishan , and later passed the Jinshi rank and became the deputy envoy of Shanxi, Fujian and other provinces, namely the deputy director of the Provincial Department of Education) to study and prepare for the exam with his master, Jinsha Ancient Temple more than ten miles southwest of Yixing. There is an old monk in the ancient temple who recites scriptures and meditates, and he also has a skill in making pots. The color of the teapot is as soft as a chestnut, and the wall of the pot is thin and delicate.

Shen Jianhong Gongchun set

Gongchun is smart and clever, secretly stealing his skills. After a few days, he has obtained the true teachings. One day he will try to make one by himself, and his techniques and shapes are actually the best.

The pot made by Gongchun thief learned the art was discovered by Wu Shi. He was very surprised and did not think it was offended. Instead, he asked Gongchun to do it again and invited famous artists to appreciate it. Over the years, the "Chunshuo" has become famous and collectors from all over the world have competed to buy it. From then on, Gongchun focused on making pots and upgraded Yixing purple clay teapot from a generally rough daily tea set to a creative work with both practical and arts and crafts value.

Well-known literati in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties Wu Meiding recorded the story of Gongchun learning art in "Yangxian Minghu Fu", and sighed: "That is novel and changeable. He learns from the original achievements of creation. He believes in the originator of pottery pots and is also a good craftsman in the world."

Xu Shuangjun Gongchun

Later generations raised questions based on historical research, saying that Wu Shi was studying in Jinsha Ancient Temple for a short time. It seems unlikely that the book boy Gongchun could reach the artistic realm of later art by just peeking at the old monk making pots for a few days.

verified further analysis, Wu Shi's father Wu Lun has a high cultural literacy, and he always devotes his love to mountains and rivers, especially good at tasting tea. He should conduct in-depth research on tea sets. Supplying spring is likely to be under the guidance of the elderly for many years and with his high understanding, so he outstanding in the art of creating purple clay teapots. Because the Ming Dynasty implemented the hereditary system of craftsmen, and craftsmen were inferior to others. Most of the famous officials like the Wu family were unwilling to admit that they had cultivated a craftsman in their family, so they compiled a story about Gongchun learning art from the old monks privately. Over time, everyone passed on the word of mouth and believed it to be true.

No matter what, although Gongchun was a student of the Wu family, the Yixing County Chronicles must record a note for him. The notes and unofficial history in the market are even more well-known. It is recognized as the most famous master in the early days of Yixing Zisha Teapot.

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02. A thousand years of time Shi Dabin

As the "No. 1" in the purple clay world, Shi Dabin contributed a brilliant mark in the history of purple clay development. Shi Dabin is the most famous purple clay artist in 400 years!

week high in " Yangxian Teapot Series " wrote: "The good pottery in the Ming Dynasty is for a while." The so-called "one time" refers to Shi Dabin.

ddb portrait

ddb's main contributions are the following three:

① The originator of manual techniques

ddb's early days were made with wooden molds. Until the middle and late period, after understanding the molding rules of Gongchun's pot, they began to be completely made by hand.

This manual production is the body-plated and inlaid cylinder method. The body-plated cylinder is made by the clay sheet forming method. It relies entirely on hand-painting to form a set of reasonable and complete processes and technologies.

Dabin's innovation enables the purple clay technique to be unique among many techniques. It is the biggest change in the purple clay teapot forming process and Shi Dabin's greatest contribution to the purple clay teapot art. This technique has laid the foundation for the development of Yixing purple clay, and has been used to this day and has become an intangible cultural heritage.

▲Handmade pot

②The instrument type has gone from large to small

. Dabin is in the period from simple to exquisite purple clay technology, from immature to maturity to inherit the past and the future.

He made a big pot in the early stage. After interacting with famous literati such as Chen Jiru , he restructured the small pot due to the way and aesthetic concepts of literati drinking tea.

The change in the shape of the purple clay teapot from large to small is also an important change in the history of purple clay teapots.

Lun Ninggang Dabin Ruyi

③The first sand adjustment process

Dabin transplanted the "binary matching" method in the porcelain making process into purple sand making, and pioneered the sand adjustment method.

Dabin often mixes sand and soil in purple sand clay, making the sand pot flash light-colored fine particles, producing the wonderful effect of "coarse sand, ancient texture, and even texture".

This sand adjustment process is a major feature of Shibo and its era, and is also a natural decoration. On the one hand, it changes the physical properties of the mud blank during the drying and firing process, so that it is not easy to break; on the other hand, it is made of coarse sand, and the sand is not rustic.

Shi Dabin is a milestone figure in the development history of purple clay teapot and the number one master of "beyond the past".

03. Flower tool Grandmaster Chen Mingyuan

Chen Mingyuan, as a master of purple clay in the early Qing Dynasty, was another great purple clay master after Shi Dabin. His works are very cultural and artistic, and look at them as classics and have a profound influence.

▲Chen Mingyuan statue

Chen Mingyuan, namely Hefeng , Hecun, No. 1 Shixia Mountain native , also known as Huyin, an outstanding purple clay artist during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. He inherited the essence of the Ming Dynasty and opened the Qing Dynasty. He reached a new level in craftsmanship, shaping, inscribed, pile-up and color matching. He was the most outstanding artist in the history of Chinese purple clay after Shi Dabin.

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04. Chen Mansheng, the founder of the literati pot,

Chen Mansheng, real name Chen Hongshou (1768-1822), whose courtesy name is Zigong, and his nickname is Mansheng , is from Qiantang, Zhejiang (now Hangzhou), and lives in the 2 years of Qianlong and Jiaqing html. It is one of the " Xiling Eight Schools ".

Chen Mansheng is good at ancient Chinese, is proficient in carving, and is famous for calligraphy and seal carving. He is proficient in literature, calligraphy and painting, and seal carving, and is extremely talented.

Chen Mansheng integrated metal and stone, calligraphy and painting, poetry and pot making technology, and created a unique and mature purple clay teapot art style, creating a precedent for the perfect combination of literary calligraphy, painting, seal carving and pot art. Therefore, it left a classic saying in the history of pots that "the pot is expensive, and the characters are passed down by the pot."

The "Mansheng Pot" is handed down from generation to generation. Whether it is poetry, literature, or metal, stone, brick and tile, it is written on the abdomen or shoulders of the pot, and it is full of shoulders and abdomen, occupying a large space and is very conspicuous.

plus the signature "Mansheng", "Mansheng Ming", "Amando Room", or "Mansheng is the Qixiang Title", etc., are all engraved in the most eye-catching position of the pot body and are particularly prominent.

▲Qingjiadao Yang Pengnian made Chen Mansheng engraved

Yi idle purple mud chicken pot

Chen Mansheng not only designed and supervised many purple clay teapots that were passed down from generation to generation, but also founded the "Mansheng Eighteen Styles", he also personally made and engraved some wonderful pot art masterpieces. Not only did it make the calligraphy of gold and stone that has been practicing for a lifetime shine, but it also fulfilled its dream of being a literati's purple clay teapot.

In just a few years, he wrote a large number of pot inscriptions, which are not only profound in meaning, simple and vivid, but also have the characteristics of cutting tea, cutting water, and cutting pots. Man was born in the Amando Room and a major couplet, "Everyone can look at the green mountains and see how bitter tea is eaten in my temple." This describes his refreshing and joyful tea.

Another example is the inscription of Mansheng Shipiao: It is not fat but firm, so it is forever. It is a pun, which not only shows the benefits of drinking tea to people, but also makes people healthy and healthy and long-lasting. It also describes the characteristics of stone sapphire . The instrument has a converging shape and a hard texture, and has been consistent over hundreds of years.

Liu Jingying Mansheng Zi Yeshi Lai

In terms of official title, Chen Mansheng only became the seventh-rank county magistrate; he would not even know how to make pots. But his talent has created a new trend in the purple clay literati pot and has become an immortal legend in the purple clay world.

Purple Clay has produced talents, and they have led the way for hundreds of years.

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In fact, in addition to these four important figures in the history of Zisha development, there are many people who have contributed to the development of Zisha culture. Who else do you want to know about ? Welcome to comment in the comment area!