紫砂壶起源考

Research on the Origin of Dark-red Enameled Pottery

紫砂壶起源何时何地没有定论,明周高起《阳羡茗壶系》起源于金沙寺僧并传至供春的说法为历代著述沿袭,但周高起距供春时代相去百年,文中表述也有违明制。出土的紫砂壶实物多为万历年间,是煮茶还是泡茶所用不明,明代绘画中泡茶所用紫砂壶也多在万历以后,犹以崇祯为多。泡茶用紫砂壶开始流行的时期大约在明清朝代交替之际,原因可能与江南文人寂寞孤独的生活方式有关。

There is no final conclusion about the origin of dark-red enameled pottery. The opinion that dark-red enameled pottery originates from a monk in Jin Sha Si and is inherited by Gongchun in Zhou Gaoqi's Yang Xian Ming Hu Xi in Ming Dynasty is written by works in different Dynasties. However, Zhou Gaoqi is 100 years later than Gongchun and the descriptions in Zhou's book is contravention to Ming rules. Most excavations of dark-red enameled pottery are from Emperor Wanli period. We can't know the exact function of them. Most dark-red enameled pottery used to make tea in Ming Dynasty paintings shows up after Emperor Wanli period, especially in Emperor Chongzhen period. It is getting popular to make tea using dark-red enameled pottery during the shift between Ming and Qing Dynasties. One possible reason is the lonely lifestyle of literati in Jiang Nan district.