李茂林，即李养心。明代嘉靖、万历间宜兴制壶高手。号茂林。江苏宜兴人，一说江西婺源人。生卒不详。“四名家”（董翰、赵梁、袁锡、时朋）后制壶名工，擅作小圆式壶，世称“名玩”，朴实中具妍丽之态。排行第四，故又以“小圆壶李四老官”得名。制壶不加署款，仅朱书号记而已。原先壶坯，都附入缸窑烧造，不用匣钵封闭，沾有缸坛釉泪。自养心始，壶另作瓦囊，闭入陶穴，防止砂壶沾染釉泪，砂壶烧造质量大为提高。子李仲芳，亦是当时制壶名手。明代周高起《阳羡茗壶系·正始》：“李茂林，行四，名养心。制小圆式，研在朴致中，允属名玩。自此以往，壶乃另作瓦囊，闭入陶穴，故前此名壶，不免沾缸坛油泪。”明代陈贞慧《秋园杂佩》称：养心之壶艺在时大彬之上，为供春劲敌。传世作品极少。民国李景康、张虹《阳羡砂壶图考．创始》：“自正德以递万历，所制多大壶，李茂林始制小圆式，实为阳羡小壶之鼻祖。”顾景舟主编《宜兴紫砂珍赏》，着录有李养心“菊花八瓣壶”一具，底刻款“李茂林造”四字楷书款。
藏品名称：李茂林紫砂壶
款识风格：明代风格
数量单位：1件
类别：杂项
规格：重：553.8g 高：11cm
此壶用料为已经绝迹的鳝鱼黄，工艺十分精细，盖与壶严丝合缝且平整。两侧有“福禄寿喜”“长乐”等图文。外侧壶底满刻印文，壶底内侧刻“李茂林造”印，壶盖内侧分别刻“李”和“林造”印，壶盖内侧分别刻“李”和“茂林”两个小印。
Collection name: Li Maolin teapot
Style of knowledge: Ming style
Quantity unit: 1 piece
Category: Miscellaneous
Specifications: Weight: 553.8g Height: 11cm Small print.
Li Maolin, Li Yangxin. In the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing and Wanli Yixing pot masters. No. Maolin. Yixing, Jiangsu Province, one person who is from Jiangxi Province. The birth and death are unknown. "Four homes" (Dong Han, Zhao Liang, Yuan Xi, Shi Peng) post-made pot masters, good at small round pots, the world called "famous play", simple and beautiful. Ranked fourth, so it is named after the "small round pot Li Si old official". The pot is not added, only the Zhu book is remembered. The original pot blanks were all attached to the cylinder kiln for firing, without the need for sputum closure, and the cylinder glaze tears. Starting from the self-supporting heart, the pot is made into a sac, and the pothole is closed to prevent the sand pot from being stained with glaze. The quality of the sand pot is greatly improved. Li Zhongfang was also a famous pot maker at the time. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Gaoqi, "Yangshuo Hussein, Zhengshi": "Li Maolin, line four, famous nourishment. System small round, research in Park Zhizhong, allowed to be a famous play. Since then, the pot is another tile, closed Tao points, so the former pot, can not help but dip the oil and tears." Ming Dynasty Chen Yuhui "Autumn Garden Miscellaneous" said: the pottery of the heart is on the time of Dabin, for the spring enemy. There are very few handed down works. Li Jingkang and Zhang Hong of the Republic of China. Founding: "From Zhengde to pay Wanli, the number of pots made, Li Maolin began to make a small round, which is the originator of Yangshuo Xiaohu." Gu Jingzhou editor "Yixing Zisha Treasures", recorded with Li Yangxin "Chrysanthemum Eight-petal Pot" One, the end of the paragraph "Li Maolin made" four-character book.The pot material is the extinct squid yellow, the craft is very fine, and the cover and the pot are tightly stitched and flat. On both sides, there are pictures such as "Fu Lu Shou Xi" and "Chang Le". The outer side of the pot is engraved with inscriptions, and the inside of the bottom of the pot is engraved with the words “Lima Lin made”. The inside of the pot lid is engraved with “Li” and “Linzhi” prints. The inside of the lid is engraved with two small seals of “Li” and “Maolin”.
