陈鸣远紫砂壶
陈鸣远是清代康熙、雍正年间宜兴紫砂名艺人，出身紫砂世家。他在紫砂艺术领域成就斐然，技艺精湛全面，善于将自然元素融入创作，开创壶体镌刻诗铭之风，署款刻铭与印章并用，风格健雅。其作品题材广泛，涵盖茶具、文房雅玩等，极大丰富了紫砂艺术门类，把花货茶壶推向新高度，与供春、时大彬并称为 “三大名家”，对后世紫砂艺术发展影响深远。
Chen Mingyuan was a famous Yixing Zisha artist during the Kangxi and Yongzheng years of the Qing Dynasty, and came from a Zisha family. He has made great achievements in the field of Zisha art, with comprehensive skills, good at integrating natural elements into his creations, pioneering the wind of engraving poems and inscriptions on the pots, signing inscriptions and seals and using them in a healthy and elegant style. His works have a wide range of subjects, covering tea sets, cultural and elegant play, etc., greatly enriched the category of zisha art, the flower goods teapot to a new height, and supply spring, when Dabin and known as the "three great masters", the development of zisha art of the later generations of far-reaching impact.
他的紫砂壶在造型设计上堪称一绝。他突破了传统几何器形和筋纹器形的束缚，将目光投向广袤的自然界。瓜果蔬菜、花草树木、鸟兽鱼虫等自然元素，在他的妙手下，都巧妙地融入到壶体设计之中。其创作的瓜形壶，壶身模仿南瓜的形态，饱满圆润，纹理细腻逼真，仿佛让人看到了田间成熟的南瓜不仅造型独特，更将自然的灵动与美好展现得淋漓尽致，把自然型壶在明人的基础上，进一步推向了艺术化的高度，开创了 “花货类” 的先河，成为后世众多紫砂艺人竞相模仿和学习的典范。
His Zisha pots are a masterpiece in terms of styling. He breaks through the constraints of traditional geometric and sinewy vessel shapes and looks to the vast natural world. Natural elements such as fruits and vegetables, flowers and trees, birds, animals, fish and insects are all skillfully incorporated into the design of the pots under his wonderful hands. His creation of melon shaped pots, pots imitating the form of pumpkin, full and rounded, fine and realistic texture, as if people see the ripe pumpkin in the field not only unique shape, but also the spirit of nature and the beauty of the best show, the natural type of pots in the Ming, further pushed to the height of the art of pots, pioneering the "flower goods class" of the precedent! The design of his zisha pots is one of the best in terms of shape and design, and has become a model for many later generations of zisha artists to emulate and learn from.
此壶用紫砂泥制作，表面粉饰大红泥、墨绿泥、蛋黄泥等色泥，全器运用多种紫砂工艺技法制作鲜艳的牡丹壶。“天下真花独牡丹”，花形大艳美，雍容华贵，誉为国色天香的花中之王。
This pot is made of zisha clay, the surface is decorated with big red clay, dark green clay, egg yolk clay and other colors of clay, the whole vessel using a variety of zisha craft techniques to produce brightly colored peony pots. "The peony is the only true flower in the world, and it is known as the king of all flowers in the world, with its large, beautiful, graceful and elegant shape.
本套藏品包含紫砂壶一只，杯四只；在创作这件作品的构思中，以牡丹的花朵作为壶身，花朵饱满，似在欲放未放之际，片片花瓣，团聚向上，充满生机活力；壶盖则在花蕊侧瓣开出嵌盖，使花朵整体天衣无缝，一只欲停欲飞的蝴蝶，点缀其上，既是装饰，又成为壶之盖钮。生活的情趣，大自然的美丽，与紫砂壶的实用性，完全融为一体，巧妙的构思，令人拍案叫绝。牡丹壶花朵底部，则是以多片肥壮的牡丹绿叶相衬，壶嘴以叶片团卷而成，自然、贴切，又以牡丹枝干盘曲成壶把，曲线富有弹性活力，叶茎、叶脉清晰，线条舒展流畅，如玉雕般的质感，映衬大红牡丹之花，一派富丽堂皇。
This set of collectibles contains a purple clay pot, four cups; in the creation of this work of conception, the peony flowers as the body of the pot, the flowers are full, as if in the time of wanting to release, pieces of petals, reunion upward, full of vitality and energy; the lid of the pot in the stamen of the side of the petals open embedded cover, so that the flower as a whole seamless, a butterfly wanting to stop wanting to fly, embellished with it, both decorative, but also become a pot of the lid knob. The interest of life, the beauty of nature, and the practicality of Zisha pots, completely integrated, ingenious ideas, people applauded. At the bottom of the flower of the peony pot, it is set off by a number of plump green leaves of peony, and the mouth of the pot is made of leaves rolled up in a group, which is natural and appropriate, and the peony branch is coiled into the handle of the pot, the curve of which is full of elasticity and vitality, and the stems of the leaves and the veins of the leaves are clear, and the lines of the pot are stretching and flowing, like a jade carving-like quality, which is set off by the flower of the red peony and is full of opulence and magnificence.
点睛之笔的妙处还在于壶盖上的“的手”，那是一只扑闪的彩蝶。它简直是一只令人嫉妒的小精灵，你能感觉到它那五彩斑斓的蝶衣上的绒毛，甚至被它调皮的眼睛里那种盼顾生辉的流光所感染。
The finishing touch is the "hand" on the lid of the pot, which is a fluttering colorful butterfly. It is a jealous elf, you can feel the fluff on its colorful coat, and even be infected by the glittering light in its mischievous eyes.
牡丹壶观赏性强，在收藏界一直视作珍品。陈鸣远制此牡丹壶，正值陶业社建立初期，英姿勃发、风华正茂时，他撷取大自然之美，运用紫砂泥塑形写真，巧色赋神，表达在自己的作品上，从此形成特有的鲜明艺术特色。
Peony pots are highly ornamental and have always been regarded as treasures in the collecting world. Chen Mingyuan made this peony pot at the early stage of the establishment of the Pottery Society, when he was in the prime of his life. He captured the beauty of nature, used the alabaster clay to shape and portray it, and expressed it in his works by using the color and the spirit, and from then on, he formed his unique and distinctive artistic characteristics.
从制作工艺来看，他对每一个环节都精益求精。精心挑选优质的紫砂泥料，使得烧制出的茶壶色泽温润，质地细腻，具有良好的透气性，能够最大程度地发挥茶叶的香气。在制作过程中，他的技艺精湛全面，无论是复杂的雕镂工艺，还是精细的镶接技法，他都运用得得心应手。每一件作品，从壶身的成型到壶嘴、壶把的安装，再到壶钮的雕琢，都处理得恰到好处，展现出极高的工艺水平。
In terms of the production process, he strives for excellence in every aspect. Carefully selecting high-quality zisha clay makes the fired teapots warm in color, delicate in texture, with good air permeability, and able to maximize the aroma of the tea leaves. During the production process, his skills are superb and comprehensive, whether it is the complex carving process or the fine inlay techniques, he is able to use them with ease. Each piece of work, from the molding of the body to the installation of the spout and handle to the carving of the knobs, is handled appropriately, showing a very high level of craftsmanship.
陈鸣远的紫砂壶在市场上也有着极高的价值体现。其众多作品在拍卖会上屡创高价，如 2016 年保利华谊秋拍中，他的传香壶以3450万元人民币的价格成交，刷新了其作品的拍卖纪录，也充分彰显了市场对其艺术价值的高度认可。同时他的作品被国内外多家知名博物馆收藏，如南京博物院收藏的甜瓜壶（原名南瓜壶）等，成为了博物馆中的珍贵藏品，供世人观赏与研究。
Chen Mingyuan's zisha pots also have a very high value reflected in the market. Many of his works have set high prices at auctions, such as the 2016 Poly Huayi Autumn Auction, where his Chuanxiang pot was sold for RMB 34.5 million, which set a new auction record for his works, and fully demonstrated the market's high recognition of his artistic value. At the same time, his works have been collected by many famous museums at home and abroad, such as the Melon Pot (formerly known as Pumpkin Pot) collected by the Nanjing Museum, which has become a precious collection in the museum for the world to enjoy and study.
陈鸣远此壶，价值远超寻常器物。其艺术价值之高，在于它如惊鸿一瞥般开启了紫砂花器艺术的壮阔大门，堪称后世“花器”宗师们的灵感原点，为紫砂艺术开辟了一片生机勃勃的新天地。此壶本身亦为陈鸣远作品中罕见的存世珍品，其艺术水准炉火纯青、格调清雅高华，乃紫砂艺术史上公认的丰碑。
The value of Chen Mingyuan's pot is far beyond the ordinary. Its high artistic value lies in the fact that it opens the door to the magnificent art of Zisha floral ware like a glimpse, and can be called the origin of inspiration for later generations of "floral ware" masters, opening up a vibrant new world for the art of Zisha. The pot itself is a rare surviving example of Chen Mingyuan's work, and is recognized as a monument in the history of the art of zisha, with its pure artistry and elegant style.
