Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 9787030202550
Published on: 2008-01
Paperback
During Xia and Shang dynastic eras, the Chinese peoples created proto-porcelain wares on their experience in producing white pottery wares and impressed pottery wares. The earliest examples of proto-porcelain type in Shanxi are twenty odd fragments found within excavated remains at Dongxiafeng, Xiaxian. Types include mostly plain jars and round bowls, with some decorated with a basket weave or diamond design.
1. Proto-porcelain stem bowl (dou)
2. Proto-porcelain vat (zun)
3. Proto-porcelain jar with two loop-lugs
4. Proto-porcelain urn
5. Proto-porcelain jar with ribs and rings
6. Double-handled jar with green glaze applied to the mouth and upper part
7. Long-necked vase with pale-yellow glaze
8. Green-glazed spittoon
9. Green-glazed cup and saucer
10. Green-glazed vessel (zun) with lotus appliqués
11. Green-glazed chicken head ewer with dragon handle
12. Green-glazed cup and stand
13. Green-glazed dish
14. Green-glazed chicken head ewer with dragon handle and appliqués
15. Yellow-glazed vase (zun) with four appliqués of animal mask holding a ring in the mouth (pushou)
16. Green-glazed chicken head ewer with dragon handle and appliqués
17. Yellow-glazed covered vessel (zun) with appliqués
18. Yellow-glazed covered lotus lampstand with long stem
19. Green-glazed lotus lampstand with long stem
20. Yellow-glazed chicken head ewer with dragon handle
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