Fan Jiansheng was an outstanding representative of the Fan family, an aristocratic family that made purple sand teapots. Fan Jiansheng had rich experience and attainments in the field of purple clay teapot art. He had been learning pottery from his parents since he was a child, and later received personal guidance from his brother, Fan Dingfu. Fan Jiansheng was diligent and studious. He studied hard and gradually formed a unique style. His works were dignified and generous, simple and concise, well-made, and deeply loved by people. Fan Jiansheng's teapot skills won an international award during the Republic of China, making his works famous overseas. Fan Jiansheng was known as the master of the Fan family's teapot art. He devoted his life to studying the teapot making skills and became an artist with superb teapot making skills.

Zou Jie was a contemporary young ceramist and a craftsman. He was a craftsman specially hired by the Fan family's teapot shop. He was also a member of the Yixing Purple Sand Industry Association and the Jiangsu Province Arts and Crafts Society. Zou Jie was born in 1975. He began to learn creation and design from Fan Weiqun in 1993, and received guidance from many famous teachers such as Xu Hantang and Gu Shaopei. He had his own exploration and pursuit of purple sand art, and gradually formed his own unique style. Zou Jie's works were novel in design and unique in shape. They had won many awards in the exhibition competition and were praised by merchants and collectors at home and abroad. He was skilled in light, square, and sculpting techniques. In short, Zou Jie was a well-recognized and appreciated artist of the purple clay teapot.
Fan Jianjun was a purple clay teapot maker. He was born in 1971 and his ancestral home was Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Fan Jianjun had a wealth of experience and unique style in the design and production of purple clay pots. His works had sharp lines and tight covers. They were simple, elegant, vigorous, refined, and full of inspiration. Fan Jianjun's works had won many awards at the National Art Exhibition and had been collected by many museum collections. His designs were rich in subject matter and varied in decorative techniques. There were traditional styles, but they were more creative and integrated with the poetry of the ancients. Fan Jianjun's purple clay teapot works were very popular among teapot lovers.
Yixing Xu's Purple Sand was one of the most important representatives of China Purple Sand teapot production. Master Xu had a strong interest in the purple clay teapot since he was a child. Under the guidance of his father, he gradually mastered the exquisite teapot making skills. The teapot made by Master Xu was unique in shape, bright in color and rich in patterns. It was deeply loved by the majority of teapot friends. Not only did he pay attention to the beautiful appearance of the teapot, but he also paid more attention to the texture of the teapot to ensure the durability and practicality of the teapot. The works of Master Xu have won many awards at home and abroad, and have been collected by Nanjing City, Wuxi City and other institutions. The talent, skills, and achievements of the teapot master surnamed Xu were highly regarded. He created a new style of contemporary literati, which was to melt pottery, tea pot, pottery carving, and painting in one furnace. He was known as the master of the generation who founded the sect.
Red furnace with snow was a famous Zen term. Red furnace with snow with pig fat jelly meditation cup's glaze was like the first condensation of pig fat. It was called celadon pig fat jelly by ancient porcelain lovers. However, based on the available information, it was impossible to describe more characteristics of porcelain. The novel " Watching the Moon on Fish Island " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Copper red glazed porcelain is very popular in the history of Chinese porcelain collection. Copper red glazed porcelain was a kind of underglaze porcelain. The glaze was made of copper ions and copper ions. It showed the copper red color of copper and copper. Bronze red glazed porcelain can be divided into two categories: 1. Underglaze Copper Red Glazed Porcelain: Painting the bottom glaze of the porcelain with copper red color and then cover the glaze with a layer of transparent glaze. The painting skills of this kind of porcelain required a high level of gorgeous colors and delicate strokes. 2. Copper red glaze porcelain: On the basis of copper red glaze, a layer of glaze is usually transparent glaze or colored glaze. This kind of porcelain was more colorful and could show purple, blue, green, yellow and other colors. Copper red glazed porcelain was very popular among Chinese porcelain collections. It was a bright pearl in Chinese traditional porcelain culture.
The porcelain plate painting 'The Twelve Golden Beauties of the Dream of the Red Chamber' was based on the twelve beauties of Jinling in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. From the perspective of creators, there were Zhao Huimin, Wang Dafan, and others. Zhao Huimin's 12 Gold Hairpins series of color plates won the highest award, the " Crystal " Cup Award, from the American collection organization in 1988. He had been an artist for more than 60 years. His painting style was fresh and beautiful, exquisite and elegant. He was good at using props to exaggerate the atmosphere. His paintings of beautiful women were vivid in shape. Wang Dafan was also an outstanding representative of the application of traditional Chinese painting art, poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal to ceramic decoration. His 12 golden hairpins porcelain plate painting style was lively, and the overall appearance of the ladies was different and lifelike. In the 39 years from 1901 to 1940, he completed the transformation from ancient color and pattern to traditional literati painting. He was a prolific master of porcelain plate painting. His nearly 1,000 works of art reflected the artistic style of combining poetry and painting. The images of the twelve golden hairpins in these porcelain paintings vividly reproduced the characters in the Dream of the Red Chamber. They each had their own characteristics, such as Lin Daiyu's "two curved eyebrows that seemed to be frowning but not frowning, and a pair of eyes that seemed to be happy but not happy." These works not only displayed the artistic charm of the characters in 'Dream of the Red Chamber', but also reflected the integration of porcelain plate painting technology and the culture of' Dream of the Red Chamber'. They had high artistic value and were treasured by ceramic lovers and collectors from all over the world. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The Jiade porcelain showed a very high value in the auction. For example, in the 2018 Spring Auction of China Guardian, the Qing Emperor Qianlong's imperial blue and white flower vase with the "Peach Blossom Spring" painting was sold for 50.6 million yuan; the 2018 Autumn Auction of the early Ming Jun kiln was sold for 48.875 million yuan; the 2021 Spring Auction of the Qing Emperor Qianlong Blue and White Blue Dragon Teaching Children was sold for 32.2 million yuan. On October 8,2024, China Guardian Hong Kong's autumn auction of porcelain crafts officially closed, with a total turnover of 210 million Hong Kong dollars. Among them, the collection of "Rising Dragon and Rising Clouds" sold a total of 56.41 million Hong Kong dollars, a pair of Qing Qianlong turquoise green pink peach-patterned jars sold for 25.83 million Hong Kong dollars, and another pair of Qing Qianlong blue and white red cloud dragon pen sold for 4.68 million Hong Kong dollars after 24 bids; The local and overseas private collection of "Reflecting Water and Hidden Mountains" sold a total of 30.7 million Hong Kong dollars; the permanent antique viewing session sold a total of 36.33 million Hong Kong dollars; and the two jade specials,"Huaijian Shayu" and "Xuanli Sifang" sold a total of 85.8 million Hong Kong dollars. In the "Yingshui Tibetan Mountain" special session, different porcelain also had their own transaction prices. For example, the Qing Yongzheng kiln changed glaze ribbon ear, the Qing Qianlong imitation white glaze string pattern four series, the transaction price of 2,040,000, and many other porcelain were sold or unsold. The novel " Glittering Four Seasons " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The Abundance of Gold and Jade porcelain symbolized wealth and many children. In ancient times, fish were regarded as auspicious objects. The porcelain patterns related to goldfish implied that there was a lot of gold and jade, while the golden jade full house with the lotus seed vase as the shape of the Great Master implied that there were many children and many blessings. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
The following types of porcelain have collectible value: ** 1. From a historical perspective ** 1. ** Ancient Porcelain ** - Porcelains from the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty (Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding) had extremely high collection value. For example, Ru porcelain was rare in the world. Its craftsmanship was exquisite, its shape was beautiful, and its glaze color was unique. It was a treasure in the collection of porcelain. The Song Dynasty porcelain was at a peak in the history of ceramic development. Whether it was the design or the firing process, it had a very high level. - The official kiln porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties was also highly respected. The porcelain produced by the official kiln during the Ming and Qing Dynasties had reached a very high level of craftsmanship. For example, the blue-and-white porcelain from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty was exquisite in texture, rich in color, and dignified in shape. The porcelain produced by the official kiln during the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty not only had a wide variety of shapes, but also integrated various decorative techniques, such as pastel and glaze, which had extremely high artistic value and collection value. - It was also a good choice to start collecting folk kiln porcelain from the late Qing Dynasty or the early Republic of China. Although folk kiln porcelain might not be as good as official kiln porcelain in terms of craftsmanship and quality, it could also reflect the social culture and folk aesthetics at that time. Moreover, the price was more friendly to the people than official kiln porcelain, which was suitable for beginners to collect. Some well-made and distinctive folk kiln porcelain also had high collection value. ** 2. From the perspective of special types ** 1. ** Porcelain Fragment ** - Especially the remnants of the official kiln. The porcelain fragments buried at the kiln mouth, such as the fragments left after the defective products produced during the firing process of the official kiln were eliminated, although incomplete, could provide precious material information for studying the craftsmanship, body quality, glaze color, etc. of the official kiln porcelain. There were also remnants of ancient kilns found in modern infrastructure projects that were worth collecting. In addition, some of the broken pieces that were preserved by the owners because of the preciousness and beauty of the porcelain were relatively complete. They were of great help to the study of the art of painting and were also worth collecting. ** 3. From the perspective of craftsmanship ** 1. ** Porcelain with special craftsmanship ** - For example, porcelain with underglaze colors. Some modern high-quality porcelain with underglaze color technology were both beautiful and practical. From the perspective of collection, if it was an exquisite and uniquely designed underglaze color ceramic work, it might have a certain collection value over time. This was especially true for ancient porcelain that used special techniques. For example, the Jun kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty had a unique kiln transformation process that made the surface of the porcelain appear colorful and unpredictable. This difficult to replicate process made Jun kiln porcelain attract much attention in the collection market. The novel "Shou Zang" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!
Antique porcelain was a kind of porcelain that was made in the later stages by imitating the famous porcelain varieties of the previous dynasty. The trend of imitating the ancients had already prevailed in the Song Dynasty. At that time, there were a large number of imitation Shang and Zhou bronzes. Some local porcelain kilns also deliberately imitated the ancients, but the scale was smaller than that of the Qing Dynasty. Antique porcelain could imitate glaze color, shape, decoration, or both. This phenomenon basically existed in the second half of the development of ancient China porcelain. It sprouted in the Song Dynasty, formed in the Yuan Dynasty, matured in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the early Qing Dynasty, and declined in the late Qing Dynasty. In ancient China porcelain, whether it was in the folk or in the official, there were a lot of antique porcelain. It played a great role in promoting the development of porcelain in this period and occupied an important position. The novel " Shou Zang " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!