Xingyao white glaze leather bag pot

[Xing Kiln White Glazed Leather Bag Pot]

Xing Kiln White Glazed Leather Bag Pot, Tang Dynasty, with a height of 12.5 cm, a diameter of 2.2 cm, and a bottom diameter of 12.5 cm
Pot bag type, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, like a bag. The top side is a short straight stream, with a crank in the middle and a tail on the other side. The turning point of the bag is decorated with a convex fold line, and a convex line is also decorated in the middle. The pot is covered with white glaze, and the glaze is bluish white at the place where there is decorative line. On the flat sand bottom, carve the craftsman’s name “Xu Liushi Ji” in cursive script
The shape of this pot is derived from the gold and silver wares of the Tang Dynasty. It has the characteristics of being stable, generous and practical
White porcelain has become a system since the Tang Dynasty, which can compete with celadon porcelain. Lu Yu praised the whiteness of its glaze with “silver like” and “snow like” in the “Book of Tea”. It does not win by decoration, but pays attention to the mutual contrast between shape and glaze. Tang white porcelain is most famous in Xingzhou, Hebei. This finely carved utensil with famous craftsman’s name is a valuable material for the study of white porcelain in the Tang Dynasty.

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