This raw ore pure handmade purple clay teapot can be called a masterpiece of purple clay. Its high difficulty in forming, upright and powerful shape and exquisite production technology all show the profound purple clay pottery skills of the purple clay maker. The shape of this teapot presents a unique design combining square and circle, presenting a smooth and harmonious aesthetic as a whole, which fully demonstrates the essence of purple clay art.

The shape design of the teapot is extremely tall and powerful, which not only requires the maker to select the fine purple clay materials, but also requires superb skills to complete such a complex shape. Every inch of the body of the teapot reveals the skillful technique of the purple clay, forming an overall stable shape and showing a strong artistic atmosphere. The spout, handle and button of the teapot are all decorated with abstract dragon shapes, which perfectly integrate the image of the dragon with the body of the teapot. This design is not only a tribute to traditional culture, but also a reinterpretation of the cultural symbol of the dragon, showing a high-spirited spirit and strength.

The production of this purple clay teapot adopts the technique of twisting mud, which is a relatively complicated technique that tests the skill of potters. Twisting mud is a ceramic production method that alternately superimposes, twists, and stretches a variety of mud materials. It requires purple clay to maintain a high degree of concentration and patience throughout the production process to ensure the quality and beauty of the final work.

By observing and appreciating this teapot, we can not only feel the exquisite purple clay technology contained in it, but also appreciate the maker's unique understanding and expression of traditional culture and art. This teapot is not only a practical teapot, but also a work of art, a kind of inheritance and innovation of traditional craftsmanship and culture. It perfectly combines the essence of purple clay with modern aesthetics, and has become a bright pearl in the field of purple clay, which is worthy of collection and inheritance.

Made of: Yixing Purple Clay (紫砂).
Includes: Certificate, Gift Box.
Dimension: Length 15.3 cm (6.02"), Height 9 cm (3.54"), Lid Diameter 5.7 cm (2.24").
Capacity: 320 ml (10.82 oz).

Teapot Maker:

Li Luchun, male, born in 1966 in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, majored in industrial beauty at Nanjing Normal University. In 1986, he joined the Chinese Calligraphy Association to learn calligraphy and appreciating calligraphy of famous artist. He studied under Shanghai seal-cutter Han Tiangao and his apprentice Cha Yuankang. After 1990s, he combined his calligraphy and painting skills with purple clay art. Under the guidance of master Han Tiangao and Cha Yuankang. His works are constantly innovative, won many awards in various national competitions, and are collected by museums and collectors all over the world. Now he is a national craft artist and a professional ceramist specially hired by Gu Long Kiln Art Center.