宜兴紫砂器起源与明代名家茗壶研究

The Origin of Yixing Purple Clay Ware and the Masterworks in the Ming Dynast

学术界有关宜兴紫砂的创烧时间一直有北宋说和明代中期说两种观点。近年宜兴蜀山窑址的发掘成果、北宋和明清时代相关的文献记载表明,北宋说难以得到认同,明代中期说也有待深入研究。紫砂壶可能创烧于明代中期,但紫砂器的创烧则可能更早一些。关于明代名家茗壶的研究,重新爬梳、分析历史文献记载和海内外实物资料,并借助科学测定手段,对研究时大彬、陈用卿、惠孟臣等明代名家的生平及其作品均有重要的帮助。

Regarding the birth period of Yixing purple clay ware, there have been two major views with one suggesting the Northern Song and the other arguing for the middle Ming. The results of the archaeologi- cal excavations conducted on the kiln sites at Yixing＇ sShushan in the recent years and the information re- corded in the literatures of the Northern Song, Ming and Qing dynasties indicate that the evidences support- ing for the Northern Song view are insufficient and the middle Ming view requires further certification. While it could be true that the firing of purple clay pots did not start until the middle Ming time, the firing of other non-pot purple wares is believed to have started earlier. To review the relevant historical literatures and re- cords and re-examine purple clay wares at home and abroad by new technologies is of great help to have a better understanding of the lives and works of purple clay masters in the Ming dynasty such as Shi Dabin, Chen Yongqing, and HuiMengchen.