What are the classifications of purple sand teapots?

Yixing purple clay pot has a set of classification methods, that is, purple clay pots are divided into three categories: light goods, flower goods and plastic bags.

light cargo

All teapots with geometric shapes and shiny surfaces are called light goods. When making this kind of teapot blank, the surface of teapot should be decorated extremely flat and smooth. Light goods are divided into two types: round and square.

Circular container, that is, the cross section of the container is circular or oval, and the outline of the container is composed of curves with different directions and curvatures. It pays attention to the uniformity of flesh and blood, the appropriate proportion, the rounded turn and the meaningful and durable appearance, showing a lively and supple aesthetic feeling.

Square, that is, the cross section of a square is square, hexagon, octagon, etc. The outline of a square consists of ridges formed by the intersection of planes. It pays attention to the crisp and flat lines and the clear lines, showing the bright and masculine beauty. The monk's hat pot, furnace pot and rib pot are all famous square pots in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Sparkle

Also known as "plastic utensils", it is the main means to make utensils by sculpture. There are three types of container shapes. One is to imitate the shape of plants, such as plum blossom pot, loose pot, bamboo pot and so on. The second category is imitations of melons and fruits, such as pumpkin pot, bergamot pot and lotus root pot; The third kind takes the shape of animals as utensils, such as ichthyosaur pots; There are also streams and basin-shaped animals, which also belong to this category. In addition, there are some teapot with relief at the root, which are also classified as flower goods because of their conspicuous decorative relief. The Spring Tree Pot in Ming Dynasty is the earliest known purple sand plastic vessel.

Purple sand flowers pay attention to the imitation of natural shapes and are lifelike, allowing users to experience the beauty of exquisite workmanship when making tea. In the early Qing Dynasty, plastic products were all the rage, among which Chen Mingyuan was an outstanding representative. There are three-friend pots, pumpkin pots, bamboo shoots pots, plum pots and bag pots handed down from generation to generation, which are ingenious in conception and exquisite in skill.

Jinnanghuo

It's also called the rib pattern device, which is the jargon of purple sand artists. They called the curved surfaces such as pumpkin edges and chrysanthemum petals "ribs", and then took these ribs as a unit to form a pot shape. In this way, the surface of the pot, like the inside of the pot, consists of vivid and smooth ribs, and the mouth of the pot and the ribs of the pot cover should correspond up and down, and the seams should be tight, reflecting a kind of mathematics.