Old purple sand pen holder Size: Height 11.5cm
Ceramics is a comprehensive art, pottery and porcelain are not the same, purple sand pottery itself is very simple, there is no porcelain like the huabiao and grace and luxury, mainly rely on the shape, express the author's rich thoughts and emotions, the perfection of a vessel shape often determines the success or failure of a work, almost will lose the sense of beauty, a work creation needs to be considered from many aspects, type raw materials, technology, cultural connotation and so on. Zhonghua Shengshixing collection, purple sand collection has become a means of investment in modern society, the old purple sand pen holder has also attracted more and more attention, especially some literati artists often take pride in having a purple sand pen holder on the case.
The pen holder belongs to the study room, and the materials are bamboo, wood, ivory, ceramics and purple sand. This piece of old purple sand pen holder provided by the merchant "Yunyutang" is a work of the Qing Dynasty, which is black and brown, the pen holder is 11.5cm high, the sand is delicate, and the workmanship is exquisite. The overall work is imitation tree roots, and the side of the pen holder is potholed, very similar to the old bark, and the natural atmosphere is full of views. The word "Milk Cloud" is engraved on it, which is very distinctive, and it has a golden stone flavor and a bookish atmosphere. The lower part has a drop, natural and generous. This old purple sand pen holder, dating back more than a hundred years, it carries the meaning of history and culture, and is a rare literary boutique.
According to experts, the magic of purple sand is in the mud, its ore, containing quartz, mica, kaolinite and other components, after firing at high temperature, it can maintain 2% of the water absorption and 2% of the pore volume. And the "scarcity" of purple sand mud determines its high cost, the outside world rumors that 'purple sand mud is exhausted' has a certain hype factor, mud is indeed scarce, but it has always been. In addition, a large part of the value of purple sand crafts also depends on the production process. This old purple sand pen holder combines practical value, ornamental fun, and great collectible value.