Zisha teapot BAO CHUN, handmade by artist Level 3, CHEN Hua-Jun 陈华军（L3-2021）一厂老紫泥 紫砂壶 “报春”
Artist: CHEN Hua-Jun 陈华军
Level 3, awarded in the year of 2021
器型：寿桃报春壶
泥料：一厂老紫泥
容量： 170 CC
THE SHAPE
This is a "Shou Tao Bao Chun" teapot, made from original ore from the Zisha factory (Known as the First Zisha Factory), using old purple clay material. The texture of the clay is mellow, possessing the unique taste of old material. It imitates the classic representative "Bao Chun" shape of the esteemed master artist Zhu Kexin, with a capacity of 170cc, making it a small piece for a decorative-style teapot, undoubtedly increasing the difficulty of its production.
The body of the teapot is shaped like a chicken heart, elegant and dignified, with rounded shoulders and a flat bottom. The mouth of the teapot tapers, and the mouth and lid fit tightly together. The lid of the teapot slightly curves upwards, forming a full arc, with a piece of tree stump emerging from the top, twisted and curled into the knob of the lid. On the side of the lid, a peach tree branch grows, lively and graceful, with smooth lines and vivid three-dimensional details, exuding an ancient charm. The flow and handle are also constructed in the shape of a tree stump, with sturdy branches and elegant peach blossoms and leaves, truly admirable!
THE CLAY
The original ore purple clay is a classic type of Zisha clay that is quite common. There are few good quality ones and many inferior ones. It has a purple-brown color and is often called "black purple clay" by players. It is one of the clay materials that players love. The products made from it have a pure texture, even sand particles, a pleasing color, a warm and delicate feel, not too bright or flashy, and are like small pieces of jade. It is refined from the original purple clay ore excavated from the Huanglongshan vein in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Because the iron content in the vein is relatively high, the particles in the clay are larger and the structure is loose, which makes the body of the vessel obviously a special double air-hole structure. The air convection is smooth, and the air holes have good convection. This gives Yixing purple clay teapots the characteristics of quick heat transfer, and strong heat preservation, and is conducive to maintaining the temperature and color, aroma, and taste of tea when brewing.
壶型
此件寿桃报春壶，以原矿一厂老紫泥料制成，泥质醇厚，独具老料的拙味。摹古朱可心老人的经典代表-报春造型，170cc的小品，花器做这么小，无疑是增加了这把壶的制作难度。
器身呈鸡心形，秀挺端庄，溜肩收圆盘底，壶口缩拢，口、盖子母线吻合严密，壶盖略穹起饱满的弧度，盖上生出一截树桩，扭转卷曲为壶钮，侧生寿桃于壶盖，气韵生动，线条流畅，立体生动，古意盎然。流与把亦为树桩构筑成型，枝干遒劲，寿桃、树叶高雅富贵，令人赞叹！
紫砂泥料
原矿紫泥，为较常见的经典紫砂泥；深受玩家喜爱的泥料之一。 所制成作品质地纯净、砂质均匀、色泽润目怡人，温润细腻、不艳不媚、如小家碧玉。为江苏宜兴黄龙山矿脉所开挖出来的紫砂原矿提炼而成，因矿脉里铁质成份较高，泥料内所含颗粒较大结构疏松，使得器身明显成特殊双气孔结构，空气对流顺畅气孔对流较好，付予了宜兴紫砂茶壶，传温快、保温强，利于泡茶时保持水的温度和茶的色香味的特点。
工艺师：
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陈华军
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男，1977.10.27
国家工艺美术师
通过日期：二〇二一年十二月九日
宜兴市工艺美术专业初级资格评审委员会
