What is the difference in the price of teapot?

Yixing teapot and China's Jing porcelain have long been famous all over the world! However, some teapots can bid for several hundred thousand yuan in the auction market. Some shops selling tea sets also have tens of yuan worth of teapots. The same is the teapot, why is the price so different?



There are many people who mistakenly believe that all clay pots are clay pots. This is not the case. The Zisha pottery tea set made of Yixing Zisha clay in Jiangsu Yixing is the world's best known tea set.

Zisha tea set was founded in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. It is famous for Zisha teapots. Its greatest feature is the use of teapots in teapots without losing the flavor of tea. Because Zisha clay pots have large pores, high water absorption, good air permeability, and can maintain the color and flavor of tea for a long time, thus delaying the time when tea leaves are spoiled.

The celebrity effect of Zi Sha Hu collection

There are many kinds of Yixing Zisha clay, so the color of Zisha tea set we see is also colorful. The natural purple clay mud has red mud, or cinnabar mud, purple mud, green mountain mud (in beige), azure mud (gold in mud, green color when mining, very rare) and sand adjustment mud. Therefore, it should be based on the texture of the soil, rather than the color to distinguish between good and bad.

Zisha pot collectors must know that, like calligraphy, ceramics and other collectibles, there is also a “celebrity effect” in the collection of teapots. The celebrity pots produced by celebrities and pots produced by non-celebrities are far apart from each other in terms of value. Some teapots available on the market are economical and practical, simple to produce, and generally low in cost. There are also well-selected materials, exquisitely crafted and crafted teapots from famous artists, and the collection should be chosen from the latter.

In the history of Zishahu, the famous famous master named Gongchun, since the spring of the Ming Dynasty, the pot artists have successively appeared: Dong Han, Zhao Liang, Yuan Chang, Shi Peng, and is known as Zi Sha Hu making “Four Famous Artists”. . When the friends of the time when the big brother see the teapot in addition to the general home, there is the need for food, fun, after the restructuring of the small pot. When Tai Bin made the teapot, the body, bottom, and lid of the teapot can be divided into groups. Water can be injected into the teapot. Therefore, his works have been highly sought after.

At the bottom of the teapot, potters generally have imprints, and some masters prevent others from mimicking them, often designing multiple imprints. There are also famous artists who deliberately blur their imprints to prevent them from emulating. Therefore, when selecting a famous teapot as a collection object, it is necessary to pay attention to collecting books and materials of some famous homes.

Zishahu style variety According to experts, a Zishahu accurately said a total of buttons, lids, ampulla, pot handle, mouth, foot, stomata and other seven parts. From the production process, there are three types: the ring, the nail, the foot, and the flat foot; the buttons are the button, the bridge, and the object button. The lid of the lid is covered, covered, and closed; the single handle, the ring handle, the inclined handle, and the handle of the handle are all very varied.

The teapot type system that has been circulating for many generations has a certain name, and there are still dozens of popular types. Such as the bucket, a bead, dragon egg, Sifang, Octagon, plum flat, bamboo segment, fish dragon, longevity, etc., still popular. Modern people pay more attention to the collection value of the teapot. Considering the value of its collection alone, the value of the Zisha Ancient Pot is even more precious.

How to count a good clay teapot has the following characteristics: First, from the model point of view, if you remove the lid, teapot mouth, pot handle and teapot mouth is generally on a horizontal surface. That is, if the teapot is turned upside down, it is basically consistent with the horizontal plane. Second, if the water in the kettle is poured out, hold down the hole or mouth of the lid of the teapot. If the water does not drip or the lid does not fall, it means that it is a good pot.

Second, from a functional point of view, the taste of tea is not susceptible to mildew. Second, if water spills out of the pot, the water is quickly drained by the pot.

Third, if it is a good teapot, after use, there will be tea flavor even if empty boiling water is poured. The used teapot has a smoother surface than the new one.

Keeping pots small tips pots also need maintenance. When you use the new pot, you should first cook it with tea. This will not only remove the earth smell, but also make the pot nourish. After cooking, the new pot can be used when it is dry and has no odor.

Before using the teapot, in addition to tea slag, we must use hot water to wash away the remaining soup and keep it clean. The teapot should also be frequently wiped and continuously touched by hand. When the surface of the teapot is cleaned, it should be scrubbed with hands. After washing, it should be dried in a dry, ventilated place with no odor.