The first stage: Learning and Understanding
I think this is something that everyone who plays with teapots has experienced.
All teapots look good (due to different preferences, some people like square ones, some like flowery ones, some like plain ones, and some like ones with engravings). During this period, they will collect some teapots that they like regardless of their opinions. The money varies from tens to thousands. No matter how much the teapot costs, they will use the best tea leaves at home to offer it, and even love it so much.
If a friend says no, you may argue until your ears turn red with anger. If your friend is an outsider or can't explain anything, you will have no regrets about your choice. This journey may be longer, and you will be immersed in self-intoxication for a while.
If your friend is an insider, you will think about your friend's words after the debate. In order to prove who is right or wrong, you will read a lot of relevant books and materials, and the second stage will begin in the process of searching!
Of course, some friends will immediately look for some relevant information after buying a pot, because they see the names of the pots such as Fanggu, Duoqiu, Shipiao, etc., and they are eager to know what they bought. In this process, they see some comments on the pots on the Internet, so the first stage is over!
The second stage：Have a deeper understanding of purple clay teapots
This stage is confusing and even painful. Because this journey is quite long and quite contradictory. After reading a lot of books, searching a lot of information and hearing a lot of comments on the workmanship, clay, and style of the pot, I found that my understanding of the pot was so poor and even naive.
So I increased my learning ability, and thus learned what OEM is, what is clay with added materials, and what is a mold pot. At this time, contradictions also arose, and the beautiful building that was originally built collapsed. The stage of love and hate came! The war between the resentment against pot merchants and bad artists (bad artists in a specific sense) and the unstoppable love for purple clay pots finally confronted head-on!
Therefore, choosing a correct teapot dealer during this period can shorten this contradictory process. Moreover, at this stage, you will often encounter misleading from some so-called experts, and these experts are actually on the same point as you. He said that the spout is good, the handle is good, and the overall is good, but in fact, many of them are vague concepts. What is good? Do you understand the author's intention in making this teapot? Or... I don't think it is really understood!
In fact, when you say these things, you often feel unsure. Once a real expert points it out, you will find yourself ridiculous, and then you will dive or put on a vest! Then the friends who ask for advice will be even more confused, and then the contradiction with the experts will begin... from admiration to suspicion and even attack!
So the process from beginner to understanding is quite contradictory and painful (some people may give up their hobbies because of this, while more friends find the real purpose of playing teapots in this process.
The third stage ： Form your own set of teapot appreciation mode
Congratulations! Because you will never listen to the comments of some so-called experts again. The good pots you see are good pots, even if they are not very famous or have high professional titles.
Because then your vision and experience will no longer be influenced by the opinions of some people, even if they are pot makers. Because after years of training, you know how to see the momentum and charm of pots, which some pot makers cannot see. If he understands, his pot art will not stay at his inherent level.
However, some of the pain and happiness experienced in reaching this stage are incomprehensible to ordinary pot players, and some people even think that some of their remarks are misleading.
