Classification of Purple Clay
Purple clay teapots are made from Purple Clay. Purple clay is also known as “five-color clay”, which means that the colors of the clay are black, green, purple, green and yellow. However, it is traditionally divided into Hong Ni, Zi Ni, Lv Ni, and Duan Ni, all of which are different in terms of their […]
Yixing Purple Clay Chronicle – Must Know for Learning Purple Clay History
Northern Song Dynasty. Early Purple Clay Period. In 1976, an ancient purple clay kiln site was discovered on Yangjiao Mountain, Dingshu Town, Yixing. Unearthed fragments of early purple clay tea set, after examination, the upper limit of the age of the Northern Song Dynasty in the middle. This discovery proves: the production of Yixing purple […]