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Biǎn Lì Hú
Flat, bold, and quietly brilliant — the farmer's hat in clay.
The Biǎn Lì Hú, or 'flat bamboo hat' teapot, takes its name from the wide, low-brimmed hats worn by Chinese farmers — and one look tells you exactly why. Its dramatically flattened, disc-like body sits close to the ground with quiet confidence, balancing bold geometry with an almost meditative calm. This style was famously elevated by Gu Jingzhou, one of Yixing's greatest 20th-century masters, who collaborated with fine artists to push its clean lines into the realm of sculpture.
Gu Jingzhou didn't work alone — in the 1950s he teamed up with professors from Chinese art academies to bring concepts like geometric composition and visual balance into teapot design, turning humble clay into a conversation between craft and fine art.
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从 20 世纪 50 年代起 ，顾景舟曾与多位美院教授结为挚交 ，切磋交流 ， 探讨美学中点线面的立体构成,将多种形式的变化移植于紫砂壶艺 ，从作品 的细部处理中寻找美学理论和实践法则 。“遍等壶”就是他们合作的产物 。 等索”身简似两个对扣的扇笠,腰部极富张力 。盖面边线外挺内收， 坡延至钮 ，呈等式隆起. 肩、盖、钮的斜度相同，观之窍然自在 。一弯嘴与 三角形把互相呼应 ，自然舒展 -“局等索”的通体线条流畅潇洒 ,造型拙朴 端庄，沉稳而内敛,， 极具现代陶艺设计理念 “遍竺过”造型由中央工艺美术学院于耀忠教授设计 ,作品照片刊登于 1960 年第 3 期《装饰》杂志 。