Shi Dabin

Shi Dabin

Shidabin (1573-1648) Shaoshan, also known as Dabin, Shibin. He was born from Wanli of Ming Dynasty to Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, and was the son of one of the famous "four masters" of Zisha. He mixed sand into the mud and created a pot made by mixing sand. The ancients called it "coarse sand with uniform texture", which is unique.

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He studied the clay preparation, molding techniques, modeling design and inscriptions of Zisha pottery, and established a highly difficult technology system of molding out of thin air, which is still followed by Zisha industry. He was born in Wanli of Ming Dynasty and died in Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty. Shi Dabin's pot making skills are comprehensive, and he has made outstanding achievements in clay preparation, forming techniques, shape design and calligraphy.

Work style

He selected purple clay and mixed it into various clay colors to make products, forming a simple and powerful style. His early works mostly imitated the large pot of Gongchun. Later, according to the literati's tea drinking habits, he changed the small pot into a small one and signed the date of production, which was praised as the authentic pot art. There are not many handed down works, which are collected in museums in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Taiwan.

He mixed sand into the mud and created a pot made by mixing sand. The ancients called it "coarse sand with uniform texture", which is unique. In the aspect of forming technique, we improved the manufacturing method of Gongchun "Zhumu as the mold" and combined the forming method of punching barrel with the forming method of inlaying barrel, so as to determine the basic method of inlaying the mud pieces of purple clay pot, which is a great leap forward in the manufacturing method of purple clay pot; we also created the square and round pot, which became the typical pot type of purple clay pot. Shi Dabin followed the advice of Chen Jiru and other literati, and changed the big pot into small pot, which made the purple clay pot more suitable for literati's tea drinking habits, introduced literati's taste into pot art, combined pot art with tea ceremony, and promoted pot art to a new height.

Life experience

Shi Dabin is a great master of Yixing Zisha art. He is the grandson of Shiyan and the son of Shipeng. His life span is from Wanli Dynasty of Ming Dynasty to Shunzhi Dynasty of Qing Dynasty.

Dabin pot art enjoyed a high reputation in Ming Dynasty, which was mostly recorded by literati. Xu Cishu of Ming Dynasty wrote in his tea book: "in the past, teapots were made for spring, but recently, they were made by Shi bin. They are precious.". After Gongchun, Shi Dabin created many special tools for making pots, created many pot styles, and trained a group of apprentices such as Li Zhongfang and Xu Youquan. Connecting the preceding and the following, purple sand art has been developed. Shi Dabin's early works are simple and elegant. Good imitation for spring big pot. Since he visited Loudong in Suzhou and handed over Chen Mei, his style of making teapots has changed. The pot is made from big to small. It is said that Shi Dabin's creative attitude is extremely serious. Whenever he is dissatisfied with his works, he destroys them. At that time, tea was very popular, and the demand for pot art was very high.

Shi Dabin's life was about eighty years old. His works were thousands and spread widely. There is a poem as proof: "gongzhongyan says Dabin pot, overseas competing for Mingyuan dish.". According to Chen Zhenhui, one of the four young masters of Yixing in the late Ming Dynasty, "the name of the pot at that time is far away, that is, it is still well known in the world of yazou. Its production began in spring, the pot style is simple and elegant, and the tea has the taste of secluded field. After that, Chen Hu (Chen Mingyuan) and Xu Hu (Xu Hu) can't be like Dabin. ". Although there are many works by Shi Dabin, few of them have been handed down. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Dabin's works were regarded as rare treasures.

Current situation of works

Shi Dabin is more than 300 years old. According to the statistics of later generations, his surviving works include only dozens of works. It can be seen that the essence is most precious. There are also many private collections at home and abroad, which are not included for the time being because there is no way to check them. Most of the teapots were identified by "Dabin".

The purple clay pot made by Shi Dabin still has sixteen or seven utensils, five of which were unearthed in recent years. They are all in tombs of the Ming Dynasty. The others are handed down from generation to generation, with various types of pots, including garden pot, hexagonal pot, three legged pot, Kaiguang square pot, tiaoliang pot, shubian pot, monk hat pot, Yinbao pot, Linghua pot, bangua water pot, etc., which are collected in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong and other places by public and private institutions and collectors.

Main works

Public collection

There are several works of Shi Dabin existing in the public house in China

Purple sand and red landscape figure holding pot

In the late period, the teapot is 13.2cm in diameter, and the teapot is 13.6cm in height. Old collection of Qing palace.

The pot is made of purple sand, with square body, round mouth, meandering, ring handle and feet. The whole body is painted with red paint and carved with landscape patterns. The pot is polished on all sides. Inside, it is engraved with single line back Tian brocade and square "zhe" ground brocade. It is respectively engraved with pine shade tea and other landscape figures. Outside, it is engraved with turtle back brocade. The cover and shoulder of the pot are carved with auspicious patterns, and the cover button is carved in the shape of lotus. The handle and mouth of the pot are carved with flying crane and flowing clouds. The bottom of the pot is painted with black paint, and under the paint is the four character regular script of "made by Shi Dabin".

It's rare to use purple sand as the fetal bone of lacquerware, but it's the only one that uses the purple sand made by Shi Dabin as the fetal bone of lacquerware. The discovery of this carved lacquer pot provides a reference for the dating of this kind of carved lacquer.

Kangxi, Qing Dynasty. Shi Dabin's purple enamel pot

Shidabin purple enamel pot, Qing Kangxi, height 10cm, diameter 6.5cm. The old collection of Confucius.

The pot body is made of Yixing superior purple clay, round body, round mouth, meander, ring handle and round foot. The whole body is decorated with enamel, and the lid is decorated with different shades of velvet leaves; the shoulder of the pot is painted with red, white and yellow auspicious patterns; the two sides of the pot are bright, one side is painted with lotus, and the other side is painted with grape patterns; it symbolizes prosperity, auspiciousness, long fragrance and continuous development. On the bottom of the pot, there is a four character seal script made by Shi Dabin. It's rare for shidabin's purple enamel teapot to be so elegant and elegant.

"Gongzhongyan said Dabin pot, overseas competing for Mingyuan dish.". Purple sand has been favored by literati and Mingyou since it was used as a utensil. When purple clay artists customize purple clay teapots for the royal court, they mostly use the appropriate teapot as the base, and add red, enamel, foreign gold, stove and other crafts to increase their wealth. The pot making technology and painting style of colored purple clay ware are different in different periods. This pot provides a reference for the production style of purple enamel in Kangxi period.

[three legged pot] the earliest work of Shi Dabin. Pass height 11 cm (cover height 3.47 cm)

The diameter is 7.5 cm. It is now in Zhangpu County Museum, Fujian Province. In 1987, the tomb of Lu Ruifeng and his wife was unearthed in 1610, the 38th year of Wanli reign in Miaopu County, Zhangpu County, Fujian Province. This purple clay pot is millet red in color, with plain surface and no decoration. However, due to the impure mud, small yellow and white spots like pear skin appear after sintering, and it has a handle. The body of the pot is flat bottomed, round footed and bulging. A short neck is arranged on the upper part of the shoulder, and a high round lid is placed on the neck. The lid is tightly connected with the mouth of the neck. The lid imitates the popular bronze Dou, dun, Ding and fou in the spring and Autumn period and Warring States period. The ring button style on the lid makes three flat feet like big fingers as decoration, and has the function of placing the lid of the pot. The spout is slightly higher than the spout, so that the capacity of the pot can reach saturation. This is the scientific design that Shi Dabin has observed carefully for a long time. It is also the best illustration that he is good at transplanting traditional crafts. The regular script "shidabin system" carved on the flat bottom of the circle foot.

The "six square pot", red clay and purple sand, was unearthed from the tomb of Ming Dynasty in Jiangdu, Yangzhou in 1965. Most experts believe that it is the genuine one. The tomb of the Ming Dynasty was built in the 44th year of Wanli. Liufanghu is now in Yangzhou Museum. The shape of the pot is regular, and the character "Dabin" is engraved on the bottom of the pot.

The "purple sand flat pot" is engraved with the seven characters "yuanyuantang Cang, Dabin Zhi". The pot is now in Shanghai Museum.

"Tianxiang Pavilion pot" is purple black. The lid of the pot is engraved with the five characters "Tianxiang Pavilion, Dabin". The appearance of the pot is magnanimous, elegant and simple, which may be considered as the early works of Shi Dabin. It is now in Nanjing Museum.

"Monk hat pot". Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the "monk hat" has been widely used in China. Shi Dabin drew lessons from the purple sand modeling, and made the "monk hat pot" with clear edges, smooth lines and unique elegance. The bottom payment is "living lotus, living in Dabin". The pot is now in Shanghai Friendship Store.

Dabin's works include not only tea sets, but also study and play. One of its remarkable artistic features is its own money. Shi Dabin used to ask someone to sign the money on his behalf. After handing over many literati, Shi Dabin began to study the style of famous calligraphers. His kung fu is worthy of those who want to write. Shi Dabin finally writes well. He cut bamboo as a blade and wrote on behalf of bamboo. His calligraphy has won the praise of many celebrities. Even later, Dabin's calligraphy was regarded as one of the criteria to distinguish the authenticity of his works.

Shi Dabin, Li Zhongfang and Xu Youquan, are well-known scholars, but their creative styles are different. Shi Dabin appreciated some works very much, so he put his name on his brother's works. This is a "privilege" of the purple sand industry. It is a recognition of one's Apprentice's skills and the highest reward. Then someone said, "Li Daping, Shi Daming.". That is, the pot made by Li Zhongfang is the name of Shi Dabin's department. Therefore, it can be said that Shi Dabin's works are also his apprentice's works. But the exact one is not known. Even so, the artistic value of this pot is the same as that of the time pot, even higher.

Private collection

Shi Dabin's works can be found in his works and collections, including the following:

According to Li Dou's records of Yangzhou places of interest in the Qing Dynasty, there are some Dabin pots in the offering (Tianlei altar), the lid and mouth of which are as close as lacquer and can't be opened. Shaking it, there is the sound of water, pouring it without a drop, decades like a day. According to Liang Shaoren's essays on two kinds of Qiuyu nunnery in the Qing Dynasty, Liang once saw a bowl of "cleverness is better than infatuation"

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