雙語科技百科(化學) 第51期:紫砂壺
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.
紫砂壺又名“宜興壺”，它是用江蘇宜興特有的紫砂泥燒製而成的一種茶具。紫砂壺創始年可追溯到北宋中期，距今有900年曆史。紫砂器是一種無釉陶，它並非以釉彩繪畫的裝飾來達到陶瓷藝術中美的效果，而是通過造型結構來表達其外觀美。紫砂壺藝經過長期的發展，陶工創制了不少精練別緻的壺樣，這些設計都蘊含着很多美學觀念。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.
紫砂壺的造型基本上要符合穩的要求，“穩”除指使用時的穩定外，也要求視覺上具有安定感。紫砂壺爲求使用及創作上的便利，多做成圓形或對稱的形體，這種造型都以形體的中心線爲軸，而造型的重心就落在中軸上，從造型霞心下垂的中軸線，並落在壺底的中心點，所以壺底的大小就在視覺上影響壺的穩定性。此外，壺體的肩、腹部位的變化，也影響着整體造型的重心和穩定性。
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.
紫砂藝術是一種“源於生活，高於生活”的藝術創作形式。一件好的紫砂壺，除了講究形式的完美與製作技巧的精湛，還要審視紋樣的適合，裝飾的取材以及製作的手法。再說壺藝本身就是感情，所以一件較完美的作品，既要方便使用，又要能夠陶冶性情，啓迪心靈，給人油然而生的藝術感受。
