If you want a good cup of tea, you need a good pot, and it is not so easy to get a good pot, with the popularity of the purple sand pot, many pot friends are very confused about the disparity between the purple sand pot, and often have friends ask how much a real purple sand pot costs.
In fact, the ** of the purple clay pot fluctuates greatly, ranging from tens to tens of millions, and is affected by many factors. Those purple clay pots from the hands of the masters, relatively speaking, are relatively high. There are also certain differences in purple clay pots in different regions, which are related to the local price level and business operation model. The same purple clay pot is often sold at different prices in different regions. In addition, the precious purple sand mud, the main raw material of the purple sand pot, also fluctuates every year, and the cost of raw materials also directly affects the final body of the pot.
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How much does an authentic purple clay pot cost?We might as well first learn about the authentic purple sand mud. I am from Yixing Dingshan, where the purple sand culture has a long history, I grew up at the foot of Huanglong Mountain, and it can be said that I have witnessed the rise and fall of the purple sand industry. Now let's calculate the authentic purple sand mud in the Dingshan market, which also has a certain reference value for everyone to buy purple sand pots.
Dingshan's purple sand mud is usually sold in "bundles", and the standard weight of a bundle is 30 catties, but the actual weight is about 28 catties. Abundant reserves of ordinary purple mud, mud, vermilion mud, etc., a bundle of ** between 1000-2000 yuan, about 30-70 yuan per catty. The cost of a bundle is between 2,000-10,000 yuan, and the ** is about 70-350 yuan per catty. The extremely rare raw ore ** green clay is even more sky-high, comparable to **, a mud is hard to find. Of course, although the mud of 1000-2000 yuan is relatively cheap, it is also authentic purple sand mud, but the reserves are more abundant. This kind of mud is very suitable for friends who are just getting started.
A bundle of purple sand clay can make about 25 purple clay pots with a capacity of 250-300 ml, that is, each pot needs a little more than 1 kg of mud. It can be seen that the ** of the mud has a great impact on the cost of the pot. Many friends who buy purple clay pots will ask about the production process of the pot, which is mainly divided into two categories: handmade and semi-handmade. The production cost of the handmade purple clay pot is higher than that of the semi-handmadeLet's do a simple arithmetic.
If you choose the best raw ore mud, the well-made handmade purple clay pot, the cost of the mud is about 100 yuan, plus the cost of two firing, transportation and other costs of 30 yuan, and the cost of the whole pot molding is 10 yuan. A skilled pot maker without a professional title can complete two round pots a day, while square pots are more complex and the progress is more than half as slow. In recent years, the salary of the all-handmade pot master has reached 400-600 yuan per day. Therefore, the average labor cost of each handmade round pot is 1,200 yuan, and the labor cost of each square pot is at least 1,600 yuan. Considering the miscellaneous expenses such as wear and tear and engraving in the production process, the most conservative estimate is that the cost of a fully handmade pot is more than 1,000 yuan.
In contrast, the mud of the semi-handmade purple sand pot is also made of raw purple sand mud, but more varieties with more sufficient reserves and relatively cheap are selected. A skilled semi-handmade pot master can complete 2-4 round pots per day. If the wage cost of 400 yuan per day is calculated, the labor cost of each semi-handmade round pot is about 140 yuan, and the square pot is about 200 yuan. The main difference between a semi-handmade pot and a fully handmade pot is in the mud and labor costs, and other costs are similar. On the whole, the cost of a well-made semi-handmade purple clay pot is about 300-500 yuan.
It's understandable that the labor cost is low, but why is the mud used cheaper?The reason is that the profit that can be created by the top clay for the handmade pot is much higher than that of the semi-handmade pot, and naturally no one wants to "waste" the high-grade mud on the semi-handmade pot. Moreover, in terms of playing the role of mud, the semi-manual process cannot fully show the advantages of top-quality mud. Therefore, semi-handmade pots mostly choose bulk raw ore purple sand mud as materials.
Of course, the above cost calculations are for reference only, and there are no individual anomalies. Some of the semi-handmade pots produced by teachers with excellent materials and exquisite production, the cost is almost as handmade as possibleThere are also semi-handmade pots that use secondary mud and extensive workmanship, and the cost may be less than 200 yuan. In addition, the locomotive pot that is completely mechanized and uses ordinary clay can be controlled below 100 yuan due to the rapid production. But this kind of purple clay pot can no longer be called authentic, and it is not within the scope of our discussion.
How to identify and pick a good piece can be difficult for any enthusiast.