宜兴 · 丁蜀
一抔原矿泥
全手工成型
A handful of raw clay,
shaped entirely by hand
每一把都标注泥料、容量与成型工艺。点开可看细节说明与款识。 Every piece lists its clay, capacity and forming method. Open one for close-ups, seals and notes.
从矿料到成器，四道关，一道也省不掉。 From raw ore to finished pot: four stages, none of them skippable.
泥料陈腐后反复捶练，用木搭子拍打成厚度均匀的泥片。泥片不匀，壶身挺不起腰，烧成后容易变形。 The aged clay is kneaded repeatedly, then beaten into a slab of even thickness with a wooden paddle. An uneven slab means a weak body that warps in the kiln.
泥片围身筒，左手托内、右手持拍子由下向上拍打收口。全手工的圆器，靠的就是这一双手的力度记忆。 The slab is wrapped into a cylinder, supported inside by the left hand and paddled upward from the base with the right. Fully handmade round ware depends entirely on the maker's feel for pressure.
用牛角明针反复刮压表面，把砂粒压进泥中、把泥浆提到表层。这一步决定壶日后包浆的润度。 A buffalo-horn scraper is worked over the surface again and again, pressing the sand grains down and drawing fine slurry up. This step decides the sheen the pot will develop over years of use.
按泥性定温度，朱泥 1060℃ 左右，紫泥段泥 1180–1200℃。收缩率不同，出窑的成败也不同。 Temperature follows the clay: vermilion around 1060°C, purple and duani clays 1180–1200°C. Each shrinks differently, so each carries its own risk.
只用黄龙山原矿，不外添化料、不做调色。 Raw ore from Huanglong Mountain only — no additives, no artificial colouring.
最常见也最耐看，烧成呈栗色、紫褐色。透气性适中，普洱、红茶皆宜。底槽清为其中上品，可见鸡眼颗粒。 The most common and the most rewarding over time, firing to chestnut and purplish brown. Balanced breathability suits pu-erh and black tea. Dicaoqing is the finest grade, recognisable by its tiny "chicken-eye" grains.
收缩率高达 18%–30%，十把生坯难有三把完好。结晶度高，扬香聚热，最适合岩茶、凤凰单丛。 With shrinkage of 18–30%, barely three of ten green bodies survive the kiln. Highly vitrified, it holds heat and lifts aroma — ideal for rock tea and Phoenix Dan Cong.
吃火重，呈米黄、青灰。气孔结构疏松，泡绿茶不闷不夺香，养出来是温润的米色。 Needs a hard fire, coming out rice-yellow to blue-grey. Its open pore structure keeps green tea fresh without stealing its fragrance, and it ages to a warm, creamy tone.