造乎自然 道以成器

Born from Nature, Growing through Tao

紫砂壶的造型千姿百态,素有'方非一式,圆不一相'之说,其中很多模仿自然之物造型而作的器物,既有实用之功能,又兼具活泼的自然意态,极大丰富了紫砂壶的造型之美。传世的文人紫砂曼生壶中有'匏瓜壶',取象于匏瓜,又蕴含着深邃的文人情志,堪称经典。这把匏瓜壶由清代杭州籍文人陈曼生设计撰铭、紫砂名工杨彭年制作,经近代海派绘画大师唐云先生收藏.

Yixing clay teapots have various shapes,many of which underline not only the utility function but also the lively natural state by imitating things from nature.That greatly enriches the beauty of Yixing clay teapots.'Paogua Pot',one of the Mansheng Pots still in existence,is a classic work for its Calabash modelling and inner sentiment of literati.