Deqing black glaze spittle pot

[Deqing kiln black glaze spittle pot]

Deqing kiln black glaze spittle pot, Eastern Jin Dynasty, 9.9 cm high, 8.9 cm diameter, 9.4 cm bottom diameter
The spittle pot has a coiled mouth, a neck, a flat round belly, and a slightly concave flat bottom. The outer wall is painted with black glaze, which is inferior to the bottom. Due to the vertical flow of the glaze layer under the high temperature melting state, the glaze layer at the lower part of the ware is thicker and ready to drip. The glaze is moist, and there are patches
The spittle pot, also known as the spittle implement, belongs to sanitary ware. A lacquered spit utensil with the inscription “vulva spit utensil” was unearthed from the tomb of Ruyin Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty in Shuanggudui, Fuyang, Anhui Province. Porcelain spittle pots were first seen in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became popular in the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasties. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, blue-glazed spittle pots were more common than black-glazed spittle pots. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Deqing kiln in Zhejiang Province was the most famous porcelain kiln for firing black-glazed porcelain. According to scientific analysis, the content of iron oxide in its black glaze was about 8%, so after firing, the glaze produced the effect of black as paint. From the characteristics of the body glaze of this spittle pot, it should also belong to Deqing kiln products.