Purple Clay Teapot Must-Know!

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紫砂是天然生成礦土，燒成後具雙重氣孔結構，故透氣與吸氣性很強，保溫與傳熱功能也良好。若是好茶遇上好壺，就會如虎添翼，把茶味與茶香發揮得淋漓盡致。為心愛的茶葉選一把壺，用心對待，就會看到紫砂壺的生命力。

Purple Clay is a kind of natural mineral clay. A Purple Clay Teapot has a duplex air vent structure, so it is well ventilated and good at heat preservation and transmission. When quality tea meets a nice teapot, it will release its taste and aroma thoroughly. Find a nice Purple Clay Tea Pot for your favorite tea, nurture it cannily, and you will see the charming vitality of purple clay.

紫砂壺有四個基本造型：
There are four basic shapes for purple clay teapot:

水平壺造型 Holding Capacity

水平壺的嘴以直形嘴最為普遍，所以流水爽快，方便使用。水平壺的規格，多以“杯數”來定位、有半杯、二杯、四杯、六杯、八杯和十二杯等等。

The teapots are mostly designed with straight spouts which are easy and convenient to use. Sizes vary from half a cup, two cups, four cups, six cups, eight cups, twelve cups and so on.

 

自然形造型  Forms Of Living Things

主要取材自動物和植物的自然形態，將它們變化為壺的造型，代表作品有報春壺、南瓜壺等等。自然形造型除了表現自然形態之美，也非常講究功能的合理性。

Designs derived from mainly plant and animal forms, modified for the purpose of teapot making. In the course of this, a balance is struck between beauty in form and adherence to the principle of practicality in terms of usage. Well known teapots of this type include: Spring Message and Pumpkin. 

 

幾何形造型 Geometric Patterns

這類造型講究線條的變化，要求輪廓分明，分為圓器和方器兩大部份。典型的幾何造型有壽珍掇球、方鐘、直元條紋等。

Emphasis is on straight lines and regular shapes, generally round or square. Typical of this type are: Shou Zhen Ball Shaped, Square Bell, Cylinder Stripe. 

 

筋紋器造型 Symmetrical Aligned Designs

這類紫砂壺是將花木形態規則化，傳統的代表作品有六方壺、菱瓣壺及扁菊壺等。特點是紋理清晰、口蓋準，任意調換壺蓋的方向都能與壺口吻合。

The design is based on aligning every symmetrical feature of flowers and plants. Its striking achievement is the perfect alignment of lines making up the patterns and edges of the teapots. In handling a teapot of this design, its lid can be turned round in any direction, without upsetting the perfect fit at all points. The most well known of this type include: Hexagonal, Caltrop and Chrysanthemum.