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Chapter 321 Potential Investment
Wu Tianyuan asked curiously: "30 years ago, I heard that Yixing purple sand clay was gone. What is the real situation of Yixing purple sand clay?"

"The issue of purple sand raw materials has been magnified by some people, and congratulations to them for successfully hyping it!"

"In the past, a ton of purple sand clay was several hundred yuan, but now it is 2 yuan, 3 yuan, and 5 yuan a ton. After 1958, there was a large-scale collection of purple sand mines in Yixing, and local farmers also came to dig purple sand mines. In order to compete At that time, the price of purple sand raw materials was very low, a few hundred yuan per ton. However, due to extensive mining, groundwater was dug into the purple sand mine, which increased the cost of purple sand raw material collection.”

"Some purple sand factories were losing money, and even the main factory stopped because of the loss. Later, the big purple sand mine was contracted to farmers and used open-pit mining. Then there was a phenomenon of hoarding purple sand mud, and some people hoarded it all at once. Thousands of tons of purple clay."

"In order to raise the price of purple sand mud, people who hoarded purple sand mud spread rumors that there is no more purple sand mud in Yixing. Some of them should also be purple sand mud, some are more convenient to mine and the quality is not bad."

Wu Tianyuan knew this well, the mud mines he was looking for this time were not in Huanglong Mountain, but in other places around.Although the mine is not big, it is enough for Tianyuantang to use.They are all top-quality clay materials, and with the hard work of real masters, it is enough to produce ten pieces a year, and they will be auctioned to increase their value, so that Liu Huasheng can use them to build a brand.

After the market is cultivated and mature, it will be produced in the industrial chain and enter the Japanese market.The Yasuda family has antique porcelain, seals, and one more purple clay pot.

“When people come to Yixing to buy purple clay teapots, I suggest that they go to Dingshu Town instead of Yixing City. It is best to visit the China Yixing Ceramics Museum first to establish a reference standard before proceeding.”

"The most famous Dingshan Longxi Ceramics Market is run by store-style retail investors, mainly low-end commodity pots, and very few mid-range pots. China Yixing Ceramics Mall is mainly low-grade commodity pots, and there are many fake celebrity masterpieces. Yangxian Mingtao Garden, Affordable, mid-to-high end.”

Wu Tianyuan suddenly thought of a question and said: "I heard that there are craftsmen in Dingshan who use newly mined clear cement as bottom tank cleaning, do you know if there is such a thing?
Xu Hanting explained with a smile: "Qing cement is a pure purple mud mine, which is a relatively common mud material; the good ones are rare and expensive, and the bad ones are many and cheap. The original ore Huanglongshan super bottom tank green, this material is very rare in the world. , the original No. [-] well has collapsed, and this mud was Master Gu Jingzhou’s favorite mud during his lifetime! We have special personnel to strictly supervise the production of this mud from the raw ore to the finished product, and strictly control the quality! It is gentle and elegant, and the tea soup is clear and melodious, and it lasts for a long time After soaking, the color of the mud turns from brown to vermilion liver, and the color of the water is smooth!"

Wu Tianyuan's only regret this time is that he didn't find the blue mud deposit in the bottom tank. It turns out that there are too few deposits in the world, and it is rare to find!

"Many people think that the older the purple clay teapot, the better, and they specialize in hiding old teapots and teapots. There are two counterfeiting methods on the market. One is to make the surface of the clay old, and the method is to polish shoes, as if it is often touched by human hands. It looks old, or it has been etched with strong acid."

"The second is to soak the purple clay pot with white cement and soak it in water to make it unearthed. In fact, the key to measuring the collection value of a purple clay pot is the artistic value. It doesn't necessarily mean that the older the better."

"What kind of old mud and new mud are still circulating on the market? In fact, the formation of purple sand has gone through tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years, so it can be said to be old mud. As for the weathering period and stale period of the mud, there are some differences. Long and short."

"To some extent, the stale period of the mud is as long as possible, but it needs to be re-smelted before making the pot. The mud with a long stale period is warmer and more plastic than the mud with a short stale period. One of the good pots has no water color, which is more ugly, and the other has water color, which is more beautiful.”

Xu Hanting picked up a Gu Jingzhou teapot brought by Wu Tianyuan, and demonstrated: "A good purple sand teapot has several characteristics. First, in terms of shape, if the lid is removed, the spout, handle and mouth of the teapot are generally in the middle of the teapot. On a horizontal plane. That is to say, if the teapot is turned upside down and laid flat, it can basically be consistent with the horizontal plane.”

"Secondly, if you pour out the water in the pot and press the small hole or spout of the teapot lid with your hand, if the water trickles out or the lid does not fall, it means that it is a good pot. From the functional point of view, the tea taste is not easy to be moldy Deterioration. If there is water overflowing from the pot, the water will be sucked up quickly by the pot. After using a good purple sand pot, even if the empty pot is filled with boiling water, it still smells like tea. The surface of a used tea pot is smoother than that of a new one.”

"The teapot is mainly raised by tea leaves. Green tea is generally used. Green tea is warm in nature. It is better to use new tea produced in the year. The grade of tea should be high. The more refined the teapot, the better the quality of the tea. The water used for making tea should also be of good quality. , it is best to use mountain spring water or mineral water. First pour boiling water on the outer wall of the pot, which is often called "moistening pot" by tea drinkers, and then flush the water. If you often touch the body of the pot with a wet towel when drinking tea, it will moisten it The color is spontaneous."

"From the beginning of the 80s, there have been three crazes for purple clay teapots at home and abroad. Many people call them "pot madness" and "pot madness". At present, in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Southeast Asia, collecting purple clay pots has become a part of people's spiritual life. Enjoyment, a kind of fun, competing to buy and collect.”

"The production level of Yixing Zisha teapots is very high. You can buy one for a few yuan, and there are hundreds of thousands of yuan. The price of the famous Zisha teapots of the past dynasties and modern craftsmen is extremely high, and the quality can be several million. , tens of millions of top products. But it also requires investors to have the ability to discern the truth. The pots made by the more famous people will have a greater chance of being counterfeited. Once the counterfeit famous pots are debunked, they will become Worthless."

"Which grade of purple clay teapot lovers buy depends first on your financial strength. There are many young and middle-aged potters in the contemporary era. Their production level and artistic temperament are quite good, but they are not yet famous or famous. The price of their works It is much lower, and some of them will definitely become famous or masters in the near future, it depends on your vision."

"For lovers of purple clay teapots who are not well-off, they can pay attention to and dig out the authentic materials, fine workmanship, and their own unique style of teapot making, but they are less well-known teapot makers. Such people are like "dark horses". In the future, when the reputation and word-of-mouth develop rapidly, the increase in the added value of its pots will definitely bring satisfactory returns to investors."

In the end, Xu Hanting reached a cooperation with Wu Tianyuan, and when the mud is mined, he will make it in his studio. The quantity should not be too much, but the quality should be fine.

Then he was responsible for collecting some potential famous works, and even supporting some newcomers to participate in the god-making project.There are many people in Southeast Asia who like to drink tea, and the potential of purple clay teapots is huge.

(End of this chapter)