Modeling and Inscription Features of Shi Dabin's Zisha Pot

He mixed sand into mud and created a pot made of mixed sand, which the ancients called "ancient coarse sand with uniform texture" and was unique. In the aspect of molding technology, the method of "taking wood as the mold" for the spring was improved, and the cylinder-beating molding method was combined with the cylinder-inlaying molding method, thus the basic method of clay-inlaying molding of teapot was determined, which was a great leap in the manufacturing method of teapot. It also pioneered square and round pot shapes and became a typical pot shape of teapot.

Shi Dabin was about 300 years ago. According to the brief statistics of later generations, his works, including dozens, are only a few. It can be seen that the essence is precious. There are also many private collections at home and abroad, which are not counted for the time being, because it is impossible to check the authenticity. Most of the time, pots have the sign of "big trash can" to identify them.

Extended data

There are 16 and 17 teapots made by Shi Dabin, five of which were excavated in recent years, all in the Ming Tombs. The rest are handed down from generation to generation, with various pot types, such as round pot, hexagonal pot, three-legged pot, square pot with light opening, hanging beam pot, book flat pot, monk's hat pot, bag-printing pot, linghua pot, semi-melon water jar and so on. , respectively, in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong and other places of public and private institutions and collectors.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shi Dabin