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Summary of Tea utensil History of Red Clay Teapot The Artistic Development of the Red Clay Teapot Photo Galary
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Red Clay Teapot The red Clav teapot, made from a special kind of paste, is known for its various shapes and exquisite technique. The handmade teapot is of great value either in the practical use for making tea or for pure artistic appreciation. Clay teapots, now objects with artistic value, developed from domestic wares. It has been testified by the archaeological findings that clay wares in Song dynasty were under the category of domestic wares. In Ming Dynasty, clay wares showed artistic features not only in the paste and shape, but also in modeling technique as wel1. The red clay teapot by Gong Chun has been esteemed as the first of the kind with artistic value, while the teapots by three noted makers as Dong Han, Zhao Liang, Yuan Chang and Li Mao-lin bear the artistic features to a much larger extent. To the time of the well-known teapot maker, Shi Da-bin, we may clear1y see the establishment of artistic development through his red clay teapots. The artistic deve1opment of the red clay teapot has the following as its main characteristics; 1) it had its own unique shaping technique-completely by hand-modeling; 2) As to the compound of the paste, every master in teapot-making had his own way, and tended to keep it a secret; 3) Shapes in variety became a significant feature in teapot-making; 4) For the artistic decoration of the teapot, it became indispensable to engrave seal marks and inscriptions on the surface of the teapot. Red clay teapots experienced a rapid development under the Zhengde reign in Ming Dynasty. Under the Wanli reign, these noted teapot-makers coming forth in various shapes, and inscriptions on the pots were therefore engraved in groups. The red clay teapot with artistic value in Ming Dynasty had the ribbed forth as its main characteristic. This type of teapot, with forceful and graceful lines engraved on the surface, produced a feeling of dignity and sedateness. In Qing Dynasty, in teapot-making process, either the shape of the teapot or the decoration on the surface were laid equal stress. The shape of the pot focused on natural objects, fruits, trees and animals, and the refined teapot with smooth lines inscribed on the surface was often made in a realistic way. For some time, the surface was frequent1y decorated with carved pattern, glaze and color, gold tracery, slip painting and applique designs. After the middle Qing Dynasty, the teapots, mainly in geometric shape, were made in a classica1 plain way, and usually had carved design, calligraphy and painting, and seal script as the surface decoration. The teapots of this period were imbued with rich cultural flavor and aesthetic interest of the scholars, and the artistic development of the clay teapots came to the climax. กก |
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