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Chapter 322 Iron Pot VS Clay Pot
"Uncle Liu, are you still making a special trip?"

Two days later, Liu Huasheng came to the capital from Japan and personally selected the suitable purple clay pot. Wu Tianyuan looked at his pious face and said with a smile: "These are all weapons and ammunition prepared for you. You are a new master of tea ceremony. There is no magical weapon." Can a sharp weapon do it?"

"Very good, these are very suitable for me!"

Liu Huasheng was satisfied with the selection of seven or eight master teapots, and he couldn't put it down: "I've been used to using iron teapots in Japan for a long time, and I haven't found a good purple sand teapot for a long time. Now I finally have a treasure!"

"I have never understood the reason why Japanese iron pots boil water. Is it really better than purple sand?"

"I have collected a lot of master iron pots, and there are new pots that are glazed and unglazed. I also have domestic and Taiwan Henglian iron pots. By comparison, I feel that the new iron pots are not glazed, and the water tastes better Same as the old iron pot."

"At first, I thought that the water in the old iron pot must be softer and taste better than the new pot. Later, I specially used the old Longwentang pot and the new Guiwentang iron pot to boil water at the same time. The water used and other conditions are all the same. , drink slowly by yourself, the taste of the water can’t be distinguished, the result is the same”

Liu Huasheng said with a smile: "The pot from Xinguiwentang was replaced with a new modern pot from "Shengrongtang" worth more than 2000 RMB, and an old Longwentang pot worth about 100 years worth more than 20000 yen was used. Let friends guess The boiled water tasted better, and the result was the same as last time, no difference."

"It can be seen that there is no distinction between old and new iron pots. Unlike purple clay pots, there is no such thing as patina."

It was the first time Wu Tianyuan heard Liu Huasheng talk about Japanese iron pots, and he was very curious, because iron pots are the most popular in Japan, especially Longwentang, which basically monopolizes the entire Japanese market.In the future, Tianyuantang will enter Japan, and it will be the biggest opponent.

"Compared with the new glazed and unglazed pots, the taste of the glazed pots is slightly worse, but the difference is not very obvious. But when tap water is used, the relative difference is a bit obvious, and the taste of the glazed iron pots is similar to that of stainless steel pots. "

"There is a kind of iron pot in southern Japan that is not glazed, but coated with a thin layer of black paint. The taste is basically the same as that of a new unglazed pot. It will turn black, indicating that the iron will penetrate the paint and enter the water. The scale on the old pot will also slightly affect the penetration of iron, so the taste is relatively similar, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad. "

"The high-quality domestic iron pots are basically glazed, or there is a thick layer of paint. Compared with the new glazed iron pots in southern Japan, the taste of the water is the same. Compared with the paint, the relative taste is worse. The gap Very small. After I removed a 200 yuan domestic iron pot and the southern enamel, I compared the boiled water with the old Longwentang pot to drink at the same time. No one could tell that it was an old Japanese pot. , that is a new domestic pot for 200 yuan."

"Early old Japanese iron kettles were all cast with pig iron. Since the body of the pig iron kettle is easy to conduct heat and will release a large amount of divalent iron after being heated, the ferrous iron interacts with the tannic acid and tea polyphenols in the tea and is absorbed by the stomach. It will supplement the iron elements needed for human growth, and boiling water in an old iron pot can also lower blood pressure, which is of great benefit to hypertensive patients."

"The iron kettle was called the iron kettle in the original Japanese tea ceremony. The iron kettle has no handle and spout. The boiled water should be scooped out with a small bamboo spoon, just like we scoop soup out of the soup pot today."

"If you want to understand Japanese iron pots, you can't do without the "Tanghao" of the old Japanese iron pots and the pot masters in the hall, especially the famous pot masters. The so-called "Tang" name is equivalent to today's workshop or company, and the hall master is quite As the chairman of the company today, the master of the famous kettle is equivalent to the famous master of our Chinese purple sand pot."

"When it comes to the hall name of the iron pot, we must mention the famous Ryubundo. The founder of Ryubundo, Yasunosuke Sifang, was an army general in Tamba Kameyama City. He came to Kyoto in 1770 as a caster. His son Longwen inherited his name and founded his own workshop, the first generation of Longwentang."

"Because Longwentang is the first iron pot in the history of Japanese iron pots to adopt the dewaxing method, it has a very important position in the history of Japanese old iron pots, and its reputation has influenced Japan and Europe for more than a hundred years. Long Wentang Bundo’s old iron pots are not only collected in Japanese folk, national and prefectural museums, but also in the British Museum and the Russian Orient Palace Museum.”

"The so-called lost-wax casting method should be derived from the bronze casting technology in China. The mold of the casting utensils is composed of a mold and a mold. After the casting process is completed, the mold must be broken before the utensils can be taken out. This has formed a model. Utensils, the utensils made are unique in the world. During the heyday of Longwentang, no more than 150 iron pots were made a year, and its rarity can be seen."

Wu Tianyuan nodded. He had heard that Longwentang was rare, but he didn't expect there to be only 150 a year?This is really rare.

"Later, two famous pot masters who had a great influence on Japanese iron pot manufacturing technology and culture followed Annosuke's apprentices and became Annosuke's proud disciples. These two are the famous Japanese iron pot history. Qin Mizang. The two have different fortunes after they studied under Yasunosuke. Hatano Masahira learned a great deal of art, especially famous for lost wax manufacturing. His hall name is "Guiwentang".

"Master Zangliufu did not create his own name of Tiehutang. Later, the pots he made generally have "Zangliuju Zao", "Zangliu II", "Three", "Fourth", " "Tibetan six made" and other chapters, which may have something to do with his being called by the emperor to be the imperial pot master."

"In the iron pots of the Kibundo series, we must mention the high disciples Meiquan and Mitsushige of Hatano Masahira. The achievements of these two high disciples in making pots were once comparable to their masters, especially Suzuki Mitsushige, because the pots they made They were all used by royal palaces, nobles and social celebrities at that time, so the number is very small, and only a few have been found to be handed down to the world, so that the light-reconstructed pots are extremely rare treasures for many iron pot collectors, and the current collection price is even higher. More than his master Hatano Masahira, a light and heavy iron pot can be auctioned for two or three million yuan!"

Liu Huasheng specially brought an iron pot to show: "The Japanese craft is rigorous and exquisite. Among the materials of this early pot lid is a pot lid made of seven kinds of metal melting and casting, commonly known as "Seven Treasures Copper Lid". There are several kinds of non-ferrous metal colors such as copper and brass, and some have beautiful concave-convex textures. The lid of the iron pot is very particular. A good pot must be the original pot with the original cover, especially the famous kettle master. The lid of the pot is perfectly combined with the body of the pot, and it is integrated."

"In the old iron pot, the pots and lids of each hall and pot master have their own unique styles, especially the buttons on the lids, which are even more ingenious. Flowers, birds, fish, insects, dragons, turtles, snakes, Beasts; plums, orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums, pine cones, etc. are all used.”

"There are also many silver pots, copper pots, and even exaggerated pure gold pots in Japanese tea ceremony pots. Nowadays, tea people generally use old silver pots and copper pots to boil old Pu'er tea, just like boiling The old tea soup made like a decoction is very delicious. As for the pure gold pots, each pot uses up to several hundred grams of gold. It seems a bit too extravagant to use it to boil water and tea. It is better to offer it as a good object It’s good to watch.”

Liu Huasheng sighed: "Like the purple sand teapot, the price of ordinary iron teapots is relatively stable at present, generally between RMB 2 and 10,000. The pots are all worth more than [-]+ yuan.”

"Since there are only a few pots handed down by Suzuki Mitsushige, the price exceeds one million yuan; the exquisite pots of Kamashi such as Takagi Jiliangbei, Mingyue Shoharu, Daikoku Toshiro, Nakagawa Jingyi, Amamiya Zong, Amamiya Zongbei, etc. It also costs more than 60 million yuan to get it. Some high-end old iron pots inlaid with gold and silver are worth 80 million yuan."

(End of this chapter)