May 2024 (5)

In recent years, with the prosperity of Zisha culture, some unscrupulous businesses have set up stalls to seek improper benefits in order to make huge profits. Counterfeit purple clay pots flooded the market, making many enthusiasts deceived. So, what exactly is a really good purple sand? And how do you spot a fake? Yixing is known as the "pottery capital of China". Yixing purple sand is a unique mineral, and high-quality purple sand is mainly concentrated in the area of Yixing Dingshu, such as Huanglongshan and other mines.

With the passage of time, the charm of old objects has not disappeared with the passage of time, but has attracted more and more attention. The older the antique, the more valuable it is, and this sentence is often used to describe the purple clay pot. However, the truth of the matter is not so simple. Judging from the development history of purple clay pots for hundreds of years, excellent works not only exist in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also the works of contemporary ceramic masters can sometimes surpass the works of famous masters in previous dynasties. Therefore, simply equating the collectible value of the purple clay pot with its age, obviously...