Jiang Liping was a master teapot maker. She was born in 1971 and was now a member of the Jiangsu Province Arts Society and an assistant craftsman. She studied at the Yixing Purple Sand Craft Factory and learned from Mr. Ding Yaping and Mr. Liu Jianping. She was skilled in making square and light objects. According to the information provided, we are unable to know the specific value of the purple clay teapot she made.

Yixing Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot was famous for its neatness, precision, thickness, and elegance. Zhou Liping was born in Yixing's Zisha family and was deeply interested in Zisha craftsmanship since she was young. After graduation, she studied with the arts and crafts master Fan Weiqun for three years and laid a solid foundation. She also received guidance and teachings from Master Xu Hantang and many provincial and national masters. Her teapot making skills had improved by leaps and bounds, especially in terms of innovative designs. Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot works pursued the line surface to be bright and concise, round and smooth, or exquisite or realistic, giving people a pleasing feeling. Her works were favored by collectors and teapot lovers at home and abroad. However, the details and style of Yixing Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot did not provide relevant information, so it was impossible to give a specific description of the work.
Zhou Liping was a famous China pottery artist who was good at making purple clay pots. Her works were simple and elegant, full of charm. Her representative works included the Imperial Concubine Pot, the Pisces Pot, and the Auspicious Heavenly Pot. Her works were praised by Master Lu Yaochen, Teacher Wu Qunxiang, and many collectors. Among them, Ruixiang Tiancheng Pot won the Gold Award for innovative art in the 6th China (National) Arts and Crafts Master Exposition. Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot works were deeply favored by collectors and teapot friends at home and abroad.
The price of Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot was about 3000 yuan. The specific price was determined by the quality and size of the teapot. It was impossible to make a general comparison.
Zhou Liping's purple clay teapot works included a stone ladle with a corner. The stone ladle was a classic type of purple clay teapot. The teapot body was higher, and the lines were tougher. This kind of teapot was completely handmade. It was round and powerful, dignified and generous, and showed simplicity in coordination. Zhou Liping was very attentive in the production process, the processing of the flap, and the choice of mud. The characteristic of the stone ladle was that the body of the pot was in a echelon shape, the diameter of the pot mouth was half of the diameter of the pot bottom, the line of the pot mouth and the pot surface was parallel, and the line of the pot handle turning to the lower abdomen was also parallel to the echelon line. The characteristic of this kind of pot was that it was both hard and soft. It had the upright and straight of a square pot and the smooth and soft of a round pot. The stone ladle was a high-grade teapot for tea collection, with high collection potential and appreciation space.
The Purple Sand Tea Bar was a platform for teapot lovers to share their experiences, insights, interesting things, and suggestions. They could also exchange and trade with other teapot lovers. On this platform, teapot friends could communicate with each other, learn from each other, and make like-minded teapot friends. However, there were also some rules that needed to be followed, such as not to mock, not to private groups, not to provoke battles, not to disturb the culture of Zisha, and so on. The teapot bar provided a rational, healthy, transparent, clean, and lively platform for teapot friends to discuss the charm and value of the teapot.
The value of the purple clay teapot varied due to many factors. The value of the purple clay teapot mainly depended on the quality of the clay, the production process, the design concept, and whether it came from a well-known master or an old brand. Some collectible purple clay teapots could cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. However, the prices of most of the purple clay teapots were declining, and the overall average price was much lower than before. For an ordinary purple clay teapot, the price was about 300 to 500 yuan. Although the purple clay teapot might add some ornamental value during the pot raising process, its appreciation space was limited. Therefore, if you just want to buy a purple clay pot for tea, a pot of 1000 to 2000 yuan is enough. If you want a teapot with a certain collection value, you can choose a teapot that costs more than 2500 yuan. In general, the value of the purple clay teapot depended on one's personal needs and budget.
The collection of purple clay teapots was an art, not just a kind of money transaction. To collect purple clay pots, one needed to have a sufficient understanding of them. Only by going from shallow to deep could one truly appreciate the beauty of purple clay and become a true collector. The purple clay teapot not only had practical value, but also had artistic value and collection value. The collection value of the purple clay teapot mainly depended on its material, shape, craftsmanship, charm, and firing. High-quality purple clay was the foundation of a good teapot, and the shape, workmanship, and artistic taste of the purple teapot were also important considerations for collection. Antique old teapots and famous teapots were top quality collections, but they had to be chosen carefully. In addition, the collection of purple clay pots should also consider their own preferences and economic situation, and there was no need to pursue its market value too much. In short, the collection of purple clay pots was an independent art collection category. By playing with the purple clay pot, people could enjoy it on the spiritual level and make their body and mind happy.
Jiang Rong's successors included Jiang Yaming and Jiang Yihua. Jiang Yaming was the third-generation successor of Master Jiang Rong. She had been influenced by the art of purple sand since she was young and was very interested in making pots. After graduating from school, she learned from many masters and was now learning the art of making flower pots from her mother, Jiang Yihua. Jiang Yihua was Jiang Rong's daughter. She was regarded by Jiang Rong as the descendant of the Jiang family's flower ware and continued the soul of Master Jiang Rong's flower ware. These successors were all working hard to carry forward the tradition and skills of the Jiang family's flower ware.
Jiang Liping was a purple clay teapot artist. She was born in 1971 and was from Yixing, Jiangsu Province. She was a member of the Jiangsu Province Arts Society and a national assistant craftsman. Jiang Liping entered the Yixing Purple Sand Craft Factory in 1989 to study under Mr. Ding Yaping and Mr. Liu Jianping, a senior craftsman. She graduated from the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in 1993 with a major in ceramic design and worked in the Yixing ceramic museum's Yihuxuan pottery studio. Jiang Liping was skilled in making square artifacts and light goods. Her works have been published in professional magazines in Taiwan many times. At present, Jiang Liping was specializing in ceramic art creation in the Yixing ceramic museum's Yihuxuan pottery studio. Regarding Jiang Liping's personal information, the above is all the information I can provide.
Ordinary purple clay teapots cost about 300 to 500 yuan. Some collectible purple clay teapots could cost thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan. The price of the purple clay teapot was composed of the value of the clay, labor costs, the cost of kiln processing, the cost of the whole mouth, and the cost of packaging. The price of a semi-handmade purple clay teapot usually started at 500 yuan, and the price of a fully handmade purple clay teapot usually started at 1000 yuan. The more expensive teapot belonged to the category of art. For new teapot lovers, a semi-handmade purple clay teapot was a good choice. In general, a real Yixing teapot was about 1000 yuan. The difference was whether it was completely handmade or half-handmade. However, it should be noted that some merchants may pretend to be semi-handmade pots and sell motorcycle pots. Therefore, when buying a purple clay teapot online, the price of more than 300 yuan could basically guarantee that it was a real purple clay teapot.