Yaozhou kiln tea powder glaze holding pot

[Yaozhou Kiln Tea Glaze Holder]

Yaozhou Kiln Tea Glaze Holder, Tang Dynasty, 17.6 cm high, 10.8 cm caliber, 9.1 cm bottom diameter
With a short neck, a large belly and oblique wall, and a flat bottom. Short and thick flow, wide and flat crank. When applying tea powder glaze, there is no glaze near the bottom, and the glaze layer is uniform, thick and moist
The shape of this utensil is regular and full, with very distinct characteristics of the times
Yaozhou kiln in the Tang Dynasty mainly fired celadon and black-glazed porcelain. At the same time, it also fired a kind of iron and magnesium crystal glaze, which is similar to the color of tea powder, so it is called “tea powder glaze”
Zhu Zi, also known as “holding pot”, is an ancient wine vessel rather than a teapot. It prevailed from the middle of the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty.

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