Zhao Yuying's Purple Sand Teapot

The price of Tan Xiaojun's purple clay teapot was different in the market. According to Tuba Rabbit's Q & A, Yongkang City Chitai Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. quoted 180 yuan, Dehua County Xiangyue Porcelain Research Institute quoted 165 yuan, and Hejian City Jingdeshang Glass Factory quoted 158 yuan. However, according to other search results, the price of Tan Xiaojun's teapot was mostly between 30,000 to 100,000 yuan. The price of individual works and early works might not be in this range. Therefore, the specific price of Tan Xiaojun's purple clay teapot may vary due to the special nature of the teapot and market demand.

The price of Fan Zhonghua's teapot could not be determined based on the search results provided. The search results mentioned that Fan Zhonghua's teapot was priced at 1060 yuan and 944 yuan, but no other specific price information was provided. Therefore, it was impossible to accurately answer the price of Fan Zhonghua's purple clay teapot.

We can come up with the following ranking of the masters of the purple clay teapot: 1. Spring Offering: It is considered the ancestor of purple sand. The tea pot made is exquisite and practical. 2. Shi Dabin: The master of purple sand in the Ming Dynasty improved the production technique of purple sand. 3. Chen Mansheng, Yang Pengnian, Yang Fengnian: Chen Mansheng was known as the founder of the literati pot. He hired Yang Pengnian and Yang Fengnian to make the pot and inscribed the pot inscription on the pot himself. 4. Qu Ziye: A painter of the Qing Dynasty. He was good at carving bamboo and poems. He made a stone ladle. 5. Gu Jingzhou: The publicly acknowledged number one artist of the Purple Sand Teapot. He is one of the seven great masters of Purple Sand Teapot. Other search results also mentioned the names of some masters of the purple clay teapot, but there was no clear ranking information. Therefore, this is the ranking of the masters of the purple clay teapot that we can come up with.

The complete story of the purple clay teapot is as follows: During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, there was an emperor named Emperor Kangxi. He liked to make purple clay teapots, so there were some stories about him going on private visits in disguise. One day, Emperor Kangxi decided to go on a private visit to understand the living conditions of the common people. He put on the clothes of an ordinary person and left the palace to begin his private visit. On the way, Emperor Kangxi saw many strange things such as some magical herbs, strange animals and mysterious caves. He also met some loyal officials and commoners who shared their lives with them. In the end, Emperor Kangxi came to a place called the Purple Cloud Cave. The spiritual energy here was very rich and very suitable for making purple clay pots. Emperor Kangxi decided to learn the skills of making purple clay teapots here and bring them back to the palace to make more purple clay teapots for the royal family. During this process, Emperor Kangxi also met a teapot master named Li Qinglian. He admired Emperor Kangxi's teapot talent and asked him for advice on making purple clay teapot. Emperor Kangxi was very grateful and made the first purple clay teapot for Li Qinglian. This teapot was not only of good quality but also of great artistic value. Finally, Emperor Kangxi returned to the palace and handed over the purple clay teapot to the officials and the people for them to use. This incident caused the production of purple clay pots to receive widespread attention and develop into a very important element in Chinese culture.

Shen Jiankang's purple clay teapot was the work of Shen Jiankang, an outstanding master of teapot art. He was the leader in making purple clay, vermilion clay, and clear cement teapot. The market price of his works was more than 10,000 yuan. Among them, Jiankang Fushou Pot was sold for 180,000 yuan at the Hong Kong auction in 2012. Shen Jiankang's purple clay teapot works were deeply loved by collectors at home and abroad, and were collected by many museum and art gallery. His works not only had practical functions, but also had high artistic value. Therefore, Shen Jiankang's purple clay teapot was worth collecting.

The price of Zhou Shunfang's purple clay teapot varied due to its size, craftsmanship, and material. Generally speaking, the price was between a few hundred yuan and a few thousand yuan. Smaller size, simple craftsmanship, and common materials were cheaper, while larger size, fine craftsmanship, and rare materials were more expensive. The specific price may depend on the situation at the time of purchase.

The specific price of Fan Jianhua's purple clay teapot was not mentioned. However, Fan Jianhua's purple clay teapot works usually cost between hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan, and most of the works cost between 50,000 to 300,000 yuan. The specific price of the work may vary depending on the work and the early works. Therefore, it was impossible to accurately answer the specific value of Fan Jianhua's purple clay teapot.

Chu Liqiang was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province in 1966. He was a master of purple clay teapot. He had been interested in purple clay pots since he was a child and learned how to make purple clay pots from Wu Yufang in 1990. He also received guidance from Wang Yinxian, Xu Hantang, and other masters, which allowed him to make rapid progress in his craftsmanship. Chu Liqiang's works were novel, simple, and elegant. The style was elegant, solemn, and full. It was connected smoothly and the transition was comfortable. It had reached a very high level of skill. He pursued perfection in his workmanship. He hand-made square and round objects in a unique style. His works have been awarded many times in domestic and foreign exhibition evaluations, and have been collected by many cultural relics units such as the Wuxi Museum. They are deeply loved by scholars at home and abroad. He won the gold medal in the 1999 China National Arts and Crafts Master Exhibition.

Fan Jianhua was a famous teapot artist. He had created a teapot called 'Horse to Success.' This teapot was made of raw ore purple clay. The teapot body was based on the theme of "success at once". The overall shape was ancient and had a strong taste of simplicity. The shape of the pot was half a moon, full of charm, and the inlaid lid was airtight. The pot button was shaped like a lying horse, vivid and detailed. In Chinese culture, horses represented success and hope, implying prosperity. Fan Jianhua's work displayed the intelligence and loyalty of horses, which was in line with the aesthetic perspective of the Chinese people. This purple clay teapot was Fan Jianhua's innovation and inheritance in the art of purple clay. It showed his unique understanding and personal style of purple clay art.

Fan Jianhua was a master of ceramic art in Jiangsu Province. He was also a senior craftsman and a famous master of Yixing Purple Sand Teapot. She was born in 1964. In 1982, she entered Yixing Purple Sand Craft Factory to study under the famous master of arts and crafts, Lv Yaochen. Fan Jianhua was good at making all kinds of purple clay ware, especially flower ware and vein ware. Her works were simple and elegant, with smooth lines and exquisite and beautiful features. Fan Jianhua's works had won many awards, such as the second prize of China Yixing International Porcelain Exhibition and the 7th National Excellence Award for Porcelain Evaluation. She had been pursuing the art of purple sand for 35 years. She integrated her personal thoughts on the basis of tradition and created works with her own style. According to the information provided, Fan Jianhua held an important position in the Zhengzhou City Development and Reformation Committee and was responsible for the work of the key project construction center.