Shi piao
19 different types of shi piao teapot
1. Mansheng shi piao 曼生石瓢
Chen Mansheng 陈曼生 was a master of calligraphy, painting and seal carving in the Qing Dynasty. When he was an official in Liyang, Jiangsu, he met Yang Pengnian 杨彭年 , a famous teapot maker, and started an era of cooperation between "famous scholars and famous craftsmen".
陳曼生是清代書畫篆刻大家，在江蘇溧陽為官時，結識了製壺名師楊彭年，開啟了「名士名工」合作的時代。據說陳曼生是受了尤蔭《石銫圖》的啟發，設計了經典的石瓢提梁壺，並題銘表明此作源自自己而非週穜。
▲Man Sheng inscription, made by Peng Nian shi piao handle pot 石瓢提梁壶
▲Man Sheng inscription, made by Peng Nian 石瓢提梁壶 ▲曼生銘 彭年制
Man Sheng Shipiao, although it was not called Shipiao at that time, it was called Piaohu.
2.Zi Ye shi piao 子冶石瓢
Qu Ziye 瞿子冶, a famous Shanghai scholar during the Jiaqing and Daoguang periods of the Qing Dynasty, was not only skilled in poetry, calligraphy and painting, but also in bronze and stone appreciation and teapot craftsmanship.
瞿子冶，清嘉慶、道光年間的上海名士，不僅工於詩詞書畫，也精於金石鑑賞和壺藝。
▲Pot made by Peng Nian and engraved by Zi Ye ▲彭年制壺 子冶銘刻
▲Plum blossoms carved by Qiao Luzhou and stamped by Peng Nian
▲Made by Ji'an, engraved by Ziye
▲顾景舟制 子冶石瓢 ▲Gu Jingzhou shi piao
3.Xinzhou Shipiao 心舟石瓢
He Xinzhou 何心舟 is a famous purple clay artist in the late Qing Dynasty. Unlike Man Sheng and Zi Ye, He Xinzhou not only designed purple clay pots, but also personally participated in the production and seal carving, from beginning to end. He Xinzhou's shipiao made many innovations in the shape of the vessel, with a unique style and charm, full of literati atmosphere. He Xinzhou and Wang Dongshi 王东石 founded Yucheng Kiln 玉成窑 in Cixi, Zhejiang (now Jiangbei District, Ningbo). At that time, many masters of calligraphy and painting such as Mei Diaoding 梅调鼎 and Ren Bonian 任伯年 gathered together to form a team with extremely high artistic standards. Yucheng Kiln initially inherited the literati charm of Man Sheng's pot, and later gradually formed its own style, which became famous for a while.
何心舟，是清晚期的紫砂名家，與曼生、子冶不同，何心舟不僅設計紫砂壺，還親自參與製作和篆刻，從頭到尾一氣呵成。
心舟的石瓢在器形上做了許多創新，有獨特的風格和韻味，極富文人氣息。
何心舟與王東石在浙江慈溪（今寧波江北區）創立了玉成窯。
當時匯聚了梅調鼎、任伯年等多位金石書畫大師，組成了一個藝術水準極高的團隊。
玉成窯初始傳承的是曼生壺的文人韻味，後來逐漸形成自己的風格，一時之間聲名大噪。
4.Guangming Shipiao 光明石瓢
Chen Guangming 陈光明 was a famous purple sand artist in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. His works were simple and elegant, and delicate. His personal experience was the same as Gu Jingzhou's. He once imitated antiques in Shanghai. Gu Jingzhou's Shipiao was improved on the basis of Guangming Shipiao. Gu Jingzhou once commented that among the purple sand artists who imitated antiques in Shanghai at that time, Chen Guangming's craftsmanship was the most exquisite. Unfortunately, very few of his pots have been handed down, which is a pity.
光明石瓢
陳光明是清末民初的紫砂名家，作品風格渾厚朴拙，精緻細膩。自身經歷也和顧景舟一樣，曾經在上海仿古。顧景舟的石瓢就是在光明石瓢的基礎上改良而來的，顧景舟曾經評價說，當時在上海仿古的紫砂藝人中，陳光明的手藝最為精湛。可惜的是，他的壺器流傳下來的非常稀少，令人惋惜。
▲ Made by Chen Guangming, Guangming shi piao
5.Jingzhou Shipiao
Gu Jingzhou's 顾景舟"Jingzhou Shipiao" is an improvement on the Guangming Shipiao 光明石瓢. Becoming the most famous Shipiao pot after Ziye Shipiao. It combines the essence of predecessors and adds Gu Jingzhou's unique artistic insights, bringing this classic pot shape to a new height.
景舟石瓢
顧景舟所創作的「景舟石瓢」是在光明石瓢的基礎上進行改良而來，成為繼子冶石瓢之後最著名的石瓢壺。它融合了前人的精髓，並加入了顧景舟獨特的藝術見解，讓這款經典壺型達到了新的高度。
▲ 顧景舟製 景舟石瓢 五大石瓢之一 ▲ Gu Jingzhou made Jingzhou shi piao, one of the five great shi piao
Compared with Guangming Shipiao, the overall outline of Jingzhou Shipiao is tougher, the spout is tilted upward, and the handle is more powerful. However, Jingzhou Shipiao is more rounded and full, with smooth and natural lines, so it is also called "full shipiao"“满瓢” man piao. Although it is similar to Guangming Shipiao in shape, they are two different artistic styles.
景舟石瓢與光明石瓢相比較來說，光明石瓢的整體輪廓更加硬朗，壺嘴切面更向上傾斜，壺把轉折也更有力量感。但是景舟石瓢整體更加圓潤飽滿，線條流暢自然，因此也被稱作“滿瓢”，與光明石瓢雖然形似，卻是兩個不同的藝術風格了。
6.ai shi piao 矮石瓢
Gu Jingzhou's short （ai）shipiao has a curved spout and a flatter body, but it still retains the classic outline of the shipiao. The neck has been adjusted, and the lid is slightly raised, showing Gu's exquisite skills and unique understanding of shape design, and reflecting his precise grasp of lines and proportions.
顧景舟的矮石瓢，一彎流，壺身更加扁平，但仍保留了石瓢的經典輪廓。口頸部分進行了調整，壺蓋微微隆起，展現了顧老在造型設計上的精湛技藝和獨特理解，體現了他對線條與比例的精準把握。
7. Han Tang Shipiao
Han Tang Shipiao is an innovation of Chinese arts and crafts master Xu Han Tang based on his teacher Gu Jingzhou's ai shipiao. The main feature is that the spout has been changed into a three-bend tongue spout. The shape of the pot has extremely high requirements for lines, and the differences between different grades are very obvious.
漢棠石瓢
漢棠石瓢是中國工藝美術大師徐漢棠在老師顧景舟矮石瓢的基礎上進行了創新，主要是壺流變成了三彎流的舌流，壺型對線條的要求極高，不同檔次之間的差異非常明顯。
8. Ping Gai Shi Piao 平蓋石瓢
Ping Gai Shi Piao was created by Gu Jingzhou in his later years. It combines the advantages of Ziye Shipiao and Manpiao, avoiding the disadvantages of Ziye pot's small mouth and Manpiao pot's knob being inconvenient to hold. The height ratio is just right, making it suitable for appreciation and easy to use.
9. Half Piao 半瓢
The Half Piao is also a masterpiece of Mansheng, also known as the Mansheng pot. The shape of the pot is round, simple and cute, yet elegant. It is a great choice for enjoying tea and is very tasteful.
半瓢也是曼生的佳創，也叫曼生壺。器型圓潤，憨厚可愛之餘又不失高雅，是賞茶雅玩的上佳之選，極具品味。
10.Shiheng Shipiao 士恆石瓢
The name of Shiheng Shipiao 士恆石瓢 comes from Jin Shiheng 金士恆, who is a disciple of Qu Ziye 瞿子冶 . Jin Shiheng is the first Chinese cultural scholar and artist who brought purple clay pottery carving and Yixing traditional pot making skills to Japan. He is known as the "ancestor of Japanese pottery industry". The biggest difference between Shiheng Shipiao and Ziye Shipiao is that its neck has an anti-arc design, and the belly of the pot gradually becomes thicker, making the overall look fuller and more powerful. Compared with the tough style of Ziye Shipiao, Shiheng Shipiao looks more round and full, giving people a different feeling.
士恆石瓢的名字來自金士恆，他是瞿子冶的弟子。金士恆是中國第一位將紫砂陶刻和宜興傳統制壺技藝帶到日本的文化學者和藝術家，被譽為「「日本的陶業祖師」。士恆石瓢和子冶石瓢最大的不同在於它的頸部有反弧線設計，壺腹部分逐漸變厚，整體看起來更加飽滿和恆石瓢岩的硬得更生。
11.Yun Piao 蕴瓢
12. Ren Piao 任瓢
13. Overlord Shi Piao 霸王石瓢
14. gao shi piao 高石瓢
15. Chu piao 础瓢
16.ru piao 乳瓢
乳瓢是玉成窯的王東石最早的傳世作品之一，圓潤的造型象徵寬容和豁達，多刻繪，表達一種清雅的韻味。
17.Hanpiao 憨瓢
18. Na piao 納瓢
The Na Piao is an improvement on the Zi Ye Shipiao, which not only retains the hardness and strength of the Zi Ye, but also incorporates the gentleness and softness of the round pot. At the same time, the mouth and lid are enlarged, and the three-foot bottom is changed to a single-foot bottom, with an excellent overall design. The name of the pot "Na Piao" means that the sea accommodates all rivers and is great because of its tolerance.
19.Niu Gai Shi Piao 牛蓋石瓢
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