Original porcelain celadon glaze double-series pot

[Original porcelain celadon glazed double-series pot]

Original porcelain celadon glazed double-series pot, Western Han Dynasty, height 31.5 cm, caliber 8.3 cm, foot diameter 16.5 cm
The mouth of the can is flat, without neck, shoulder slipping, bulging belly, shin gradually closing, flat bottom slightly concave. A rectangular ear is symmetrically placed on the shoulder and a loop is set. The outer wall is glazed to the abdomen. The belly convex stringed band is carved with phoenix pattern. Ears are carved with animal face lines
This pot is full in shape and smooth in line. It is the representative of the original celadon of the Western Han Dynasty
The original celadon appeared in the Shang Dynasty about 3000 years ago, and went through the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the Han Dynasty. It was the product of the transition from pottery to porcelain, and was developed from printed hard pottery. Its production method is to use porcelain stone to make the body, apply lime glaze on the surface of the body, and bake it at 1200 ℃. After sintering, the matrix is gray or brown, and there is a vitreous glaze layer on the surface. The water absorption of the matrix is low, and it can make a clear and crisp sound when knocking. The glaze on the original celadon is cyan, which is due to the amount of iron oxide in the glaze. Although there are essential differences between primitive celadon and pottery, they are still primitive compared with real porcelain in firing technology, so they are called “primitive celadon”
The phoenix pattern is one of the traditional patterns of ceramic decoration. Phoenix is the divine bird “from the country of the oriental gentleman” in the ancient legend, and is one of the totems of the ancient clan. Its image is mysterious and strange. The phoenix pattern first appeared on the painted pottery in the Neolithic Age, and later it was widely used on porcelain.

青釉原始瓷划花双系罐底部