|
Tang Tri-colored Glazed Pottery
Tri-colored glazed pottery was exported to foreign countries in the early Tang,
winning great favor. It was always been famed for its bright colors and pleasing
shapes. Tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is a shining pearl among
ancient Chinese pottery.
As the tri-colored glazed pottery continued to improve through the centuries,
now it has been developed even further and its varieties number several hundred.
The once tri-colour glaze has expanded to include yellow, purple, black and blue
and its artistic quality has also soared.
The history of raising duck in China can be dated back to the Neolithic Age
four or five thousand years ago. Primitive Chinese at this stage began to settle
and tame wild animals for husbandry. Gradually, wild ducks were transformed into
domesticated ducks.
China's earliest duck potteries ever found were unearthed from the remains of
Yangshao Culture 4,000 years ago, located in Shanxian County,
central Henan Province. In 1954, a painted gray duck pottery was
excavated from the remains of Eligang Culture 2,000 years ago, located in Zhengzhou, Henan. Now collected in the National Museum of China, the ceramic duck stands in a plate,
about to fly. It is obviously a domesticated duck.
|
|
E-Mail
This Article 
Print
Friendly Format 
