May 2024 (5)

Zisha works are a high degree of unity between material beauty and form beauty. The key is that purple sand artists must fully understand and use the color and material characteristics of purple sand raw materials, and constantly study and comprehend the rules of their collocation and use, so as to innovate and break through on the basis of inheriting traditional skills, and design and produce newer and better works. The raw material of Yixing purple sand is a unique combination of minerals, including mica, kaolinite, quartz chips, muscovite, etc. This unique mineral composition,...

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.