Primitive porcelain celadon glaze carved double-series pot

[Original porcelain celadon glazed double-series pot]

Original porcelain celadon glazed double-series pot, Western Han Dynasty, height 32.5 cm, caliber 14.2 cm, bottom diameter 13.6 cm
The kettle has a long neck and shoulders. The shoulders are symmetrically arranged with double systems, and the flat bottom is slightly concave. The whole body is painted with blue glaze. The shoulders are decorated with carved phoenix patterns. There are five string lines on the neck, shoulder and abdomen
This pot is a product of the transition period from the primitive celadon of the Western Han Dynasty to the mature celadon of the Eastern 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 body of the original celadon of the Western Han Dynasty is generally gray or dark gray. The glaze layer is generally thick, with a darker color, and most of them are cyan or yellow-brown. Decorative patterns include string patterns, water wave patterns, cloud patterns, etc., and pots and other utensils are mostly placed with double lines or shop heads.

原始瓷青釉划花双系壶底部