紫砂壶,是中国特有的，集诗词、绘画、雕刻、手工制造于一体的陶土工艺品。紫砂壶的原产地在江苏宜兴,故又名宜兴紫砂壶。紫砂壶的起源一直可以上溯到春秋时代的越国，数来已有二千四百多年的历史了。不过，紫砂做成壶，那还是明武宗正德年间以后的事情。从此蔚成风气，名家辈出，花色品种不断翻新，五百年间不断有精品传世。发展到今天，可谓巧夺天工，技绝寰宇。
Purple clay pot is a unique pottery handicraft in China, which integrates poetry, painting, carving and hand-made. The origin of purple clay pot is Yixing, Jiangsu Province, so it is also called Yixing purple clay pot. The origin of the purple clay pot can be traced back to the state of Yue in the spring and Autumn period. It has a history of more than 2400 years. However, it was after Zhengde reign of emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty that purple clay was made into pots. Since then, it has become a fashion, famous artists have emerged in large numbers, the varieties of designs and colors have been renovated continuously, and the exquisite products have been handed down continuously for 500 years. Today, it can be said that it is extremely skillful and has excellent technology.
老艺人们经常说：做壶无定法，但壶中有方圆。他们所说的方圆，就是关于壶的规矩，就是做壶、赏壶的基本原则。已故的艺术美术大师顾景舟先生认为，一 把好的紫砂壶，应该是“形、神、气、态俱佳”。“形”指外形，主要指紫砂壶的轮廓与面相；“神”指神韵，指称紫砂壶的精神风貌；“气”指气质，与紫砂壶的 用料、色泽以及各个部件的搭配、协调有关；“态”指仪态，涉及紫砂壶的大小、高低、胖瘦、刚柔等方面。顾先生认为，这四个方面如能够“贯通一气，才是一件 真正的好作品”。
Old artists often say that there is no definite way to make a pot, but there is a square circle in the pot. What they said was the rules of the pot and the basic principle of making and appreciating the pot. Mr. Gu Jingzhou, the late master of art and fine arts, believed that a good purple clay pot should be "good in shape, spirit, Qi and state". "Shape" refers to appearance, mainly refers to the outline and appearance of the purple clay pot; "Shen" refers to verve, referring to the spiritual style of the purple clay pot; "Qi" refers to temperament, which is related to the material, color and the matching and coordination of various components; "state" refers to manner, involving the size, height, fatness and softness of the teapot. Mr. Gu believes that if these four aspects can be "linked together, it is a really good work".
紫砂壶的制作工艺，是我国优秀的非物质文化遗产。这份遗产，这份财富，属于你也属于我，属于我们大家。我们应该多了解紫砂壶艺的历史、现状与未来。相信，有了一把自己所钟爱的紫砂壶，即便生活在浮躁的、喧嚣的、物欲横流的商品社会里，我们的生活也会变得从容、丰富、风雅起来！
The production technology of purple clay pot is an excellent intangible cultural heritage in China. This legacy, this wealth, belongs to you, to me, to all of us. We should know more about the history, present situation and future of purple clay pot art. I believe that with a favorite purple clay pot, even if we live in the impetuous, noisy and materialistic society, our life will become calm, rich and elegant!
紫砂壶大体上属于文人艺术，所追求的古朴雅趣也基本上是以往文人所追求的。就像中国画中的文人画一样，将诗、书、画、印融为一体。如果带着文人艺术的眼光看紫砂壶，则体现了文人画的另一种形态。紫砂壶具有收藏的功能，历史上许多著名制壶匠人，如供春、顾锦州、时大彬、董翰、陈鸿寿的作品已经成为不可多得的珍品，是收藏家争相追逐的宝物。
Recommended generally belongs to the literary arts, the pursuit of of primitive simplicity of refined taste and literati pursues is basically the last. Like the literati paintings of Chinese painting, poetry, books, paintings, printed. If with the literati art view are recommended, embodies another form of literati paintings. Recommended has the function of collection in the history of many famous pot of craftsmen, such as for spring, from jinzhou, DaBin, Dong Han, Chen Hongshou works has become a rare treasures, and collector is fighting for treasures.
精品推荐：伯军款紫砂壶，口盖为高嵌盖，壶纽形制简洁，壶嘴流孔与身结合处，粗细变化稍小，用工具滚通制作结构，壶体纹理搭配精准统一，配置精密，无论是壶身、壶盖还是壶钮的凿刻都毫厘不差，壶嘴、壶把与壶底同样延续了壶身的风格，整体设计优雅秀丽，线条流畅精致妙不可言；稳重中显动感，从整器造型看，端庄挺拔，器物线条流畅，型体饱满、匀称、轻盈，充满一种亭亭玉立的美感，非常生动。制作技艺高超，装饰法独特，纹饰生动、精美，口部、腹部、裙部及足部，分割点比例对称，艺术感极强。具有一定的收藏价值，经济价值并不是特别高。
Product recommendation: Boyan purple clay pot with a high inlaid lid on the mouth. The shape of the button is simple. The thickness of the joint between the spout flow hole and the body is slightly smaller. The structure is made by rolling tools. The texture of the pot body is precise and uniform, and the configuration is precise. The chiseling of the body, lid and button is exactly the same. The mouth, handle and bottom of the pot also continue the style of the body, and the overall design is elegant and elegant Beautiful, smooth lines, exquisite and wonderful; steady and dynamic. From the whole shape, it is dignified and straight, with smooth lines, full, symmetrical and light, full of a kind of graceful beauty, very vivid. It is characterized by superb craftsmanship, unique decoration, vivid and exquisite patterns, symmetrical proportion of segmentation points in mouth, abdomen, skirt and foot, and strong artistic sense. It has a certain collection value, but the economic value is not particularly high.
