In the Ming Dynasty, the shapes of teapot were mostly round and ribbed, and there were few styles. There are many pots with beam lifting, which are divided into hard lifting and soft lifting The flat bottom is not wide enough, and the luster is elegant. The theme style of the pot is quiet, which is mostly used by ordinary people.
Natural modeling and geometric modeling were the mainstream modeling of sand pots in the early Qing Dynasty. At this time, there are many practical pots, which are small in shape, short in flow, small in ear handle and exquisite in shape.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, antique masters became the mainstream of this period, and the shape and style of sand pots also increased greatly, and there were many additional decorations, but there was not much innovation in form.
Fetal mass
The clay used to make teapot in Ming Dynasty is clay containing coarse granular sand. This kind of clay was common in the Ming Dynasty. Because the technology was underdeveloped at that time, there was no more exquisite clay to use, so the teapot made gave people a rough feeling. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the use of clay was still rough without much improvement.
In the Qing Dynasty, due to the improvement of the refining technology of clay, clay began to be less rough, and purple sand fine mud appeared. Strong fetal bones and warm color became the typical characteristics of pots in the middle of Qing Dynasty. Hard mud has become a major feature in the later stage, but its color is dry, which is far less moist than that in the middle stage.
After the Republic of China, dark green, black and other purple sand colors appeared, which enriched the color of purple sand.
In modern times, purple sand ware pays more attention to the contrast of raw materials and colors. For example, imitation bronze modeling is made of bronze mud and sand.
manufacturing process
In the early Ming Dynasty, most pots were made by kneading. Therefore, the inner tube of the pot often has pressed fingerprints when it is hollowed out. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Dabin invented the method of making pots with wooden models, so no fingerprints were left on the inner wall of the pots. However, the scratches between the handle and the pot body and between the stream and the pot body are very obvious, which leads to rough contact points.
Clay tablets were the most widely used method to make teapots in Qing Dynasty. The biggest advantage of this method is that it is fine, uniform in thickness, and the bottom of the pot has radial marks, which is very beautiful.
In modern times, grouting molding is very common. This method is simple to operate, and the made teapot is meticulous and regular, with fine sand as paste and smooth body, which is very popular.
Description and inscription
We usually think that the decorative words carved, printed and scratched on the surface of the sand pot are used to express the information of its generation, producers and users, which are usually called money and inscriptions. In the understanding of dating, brushwork and inscriptions played an easy role.