"Drinking and reading will only make you full" means: one person cannot possess everything. No matter how much tea there is, the number of drinkers is limited, and no matter how much reading is done, it is just a drop in the ocean. "

"Drink and read." Drink tea from the teapot in one hand, and read with a book in the other. "It's just a full stomach. "The words come from Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou": "The crane and the wren nest in the deep forest, but they only have one branch; the rats drink from the river, but they only have a full belly. ”

It is said that one person cannot possess everything. When drinking tea from a teapot, no matter how much tea there is, the amount of water that can be drunk is limited; Millet. The short eight-character inscription reveals the scholarly attitude of the author of the inscription, Chen Mingyuan (1860-). Mingyuan, also known as Hefeng, also known as Huyin, was born in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. He was skilled in the field of purple sand and was good at making ancient wares such as jue, goblet, tripod and Yi. In terms of pot modeling, he is very good at all kinds of pots, especially natural pots. His style inherits the essence of the Ming Dynasty and opens up the Qing Dynasty pattern. He is a pot craftsman who is good at both sculpture and engraving and has outstanding skills.

In addition, the signature uses both inscriptions and seals, and the traditional Chinese decorative art forms of painting and calligraphy are introduced into the production process of purple clay teapots, adding a new dimension to the original plain and simple pot body. Many meaningful decorative interests integrate pot art, tea drinking and the elegance of literati, greatly improving the artistic and cultural value of purple clay teapots, and establishing immortal contributions in the history of pot art development.

"Drink and read, but not full" is indeed a good inscription for cutting tea and pots, which embodies the taste of tea drinking and the attitude of scholars in studying.