The origin is different:
Purple sand: Purple sand is produced in Yixing, Jiangsu, China, because the origin of the clay contains a certain proportion of iron, manganese and other minerals, with a certain toughness, air permeability and heat preservation characteristics. Because of its high sand content, the drying shrinkage is relatively small, and the yield is relatively high.
Jianshui Purple Pottery: Produced in Jianshui County, Yunnan, China, it is characterized by the use of five-color clay from the local Wucai Mountain in Jianshui. The soil is rich in minerals such as iron, magnesium, zinc, etc., and has a delicate texture, with high toughness and durability. The purple pottery is very delicate, there is almost no particles, the shrinkage is relatively large, and the yield is not high.
The process is different:
Jianshui purple pottery and purple sand are all hand-drawn molding (there are currently many purple sand machines to form), Jianshui purple pottery maintains a full manual blank molding.
The difference is that Jianshui purple pottery needs to be polished and polished, and the purple clay pot generally does not need it, but more polishing is carried out at the mouth of the pot to maintain its fit.
Secondly, the process of Jianshui purple pottery is relatively more complicated, because it is all manual, from digging, drying, washing, kneading mud, drawing, repairing, decoration, firing are inseparable from the master's hands. Especially in the decorative techniques, "Yin carving and Yang filling" belongs to the unique decoration process of Jianshui purple pottery, which is very technical and artistic aesthetics of the master.
Different uses:
Zisha is mainly used to drink tea, the texture is breathable, the heat retention is good, and the taste of tea is maintained, and it is very famous.
Purple pottery is widely used, not only the teapot used to make tea, it contains a complete set of tea sets, tea cans, pot bearings, teacups, purple pottery vases, purple pottery gas pots, colorful modeling and decoration culture.
At present, because Zisha is very famous, many businesses have the problem of counterfeiting, and it is not the real Yixing Zisha;Purple pottery is relatively simple, all five-color clay from Jianshui, the cost of a few cents, all natural raw materials, there is no need to cheat. Therefore, from the perspective of health, purple pottery clay is natural clay, without any chemical raw materials, all handmade, which is worthy of everyone's liking.
Jianshui purple pottery