双语科技百科(化学) 第51期:紫砂壶
Zisha Teapots
Zisha teapots, also known as “Yixing teapots”, are made of purple clay specially produced in Yixing of Jiangsu Province. The first Zisha teapot could be traced back to the middle of Northern Song Dynasty, 900 years ago. As a non-glazed type, Zisha ware achieves its visual effect from its form and structure rather than the decorations of glazed, colored ng the long develop-ment of Zisha art the potters have created many exquisite and unique patterns in-corporating rich aesthetic thoughts.
紫砂壶又名“宜兴壶”，它是用江苏宜兴特有的紫砂泥烧制而成的一种茶具。紫砂壶创始年可追溯到北宋中期，距今有900年历史。紫砂器是一种无釉陶，它并非以釉彩绘画的装饰来达到陶瓷艺术中美的效果，而是通过造型结构来表达其外观美。紫砂壶艺经过长期的发展，陶工创制了不少精练别致的壶样，这些设计都蕴含着很多美学观念。The demand of stability is well met in the designing of its form. Sia-bility means more than a teapot that pours clean and steady for the visual stability also counts. To make the Zisha teapot easy to handle and sim-plify the manufacturing process,round or a symmetrical form is usually the most favored shape of the teap center of gravity lies in the axis,which is also the center line of whole structure and perpendicular to the center of the bottom. Thus the visual stability largely depends on the bottom over,the changes in shoulder and waist also contribute to the position of gravity center and overall stability.
紫砂壶的造型基本上要符合稳的要求，“稳”除指使用时的稳定外，也要求视觉上具有安定感。紫砂壶为求使用及创作上的便利，多做成圆形或对称的形体，这种造型都以形体的中心线为轴，而造型的重心就落在中轴上，从造型霞心下垂的中轴线，并落在壶底的中心点，所以壶底的大小就在视觉上影响壶的稳定性。此外，壶体的肩、腹部位的变化，也影响着整体造型的重心和稳定性。
Boccaro art can be described as a type that is “from but beyond life”. A good Zisha teapot is the combination of perfect form and proficient hermore, it is crucial to select suitable patt erns, texture of decorations, and the correct e Zisha art is an art of emotions, a relatively perfect work must be both convenient and have the function of cultivating, enlightening and generating the aesthetic feelings within.
紫砂艺术是一种“源于生活，高于生活”的艺术创作形式。一件好的紫砂壶，除了讲究形式的完美与制作技巧的精湛，还要审视纹样的适合，装饰的取材以及制作的手法。再说壶艺本身就是感情，所以一件较完美的作品，既要方便使用，又要能够陶冶性情，启迪心灵，给人油然而生的艺术感受。
