Description

Yaozhou Kiln, located in Huangbao Town, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, formerly known as Tongguan. Founded in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Five Dynasties, and reached its peak in the Northern Song Dynasty, the continuous firing of ceramics has a history of over 1400 years, spanning from the Yuan, Ming, Qing, and Republican periods.

Yaozhou porcelain is an outstanding representative of carved celadon in northern China. The firing process is very exquisite, with carving as the representative and precise picking as the precision. It has a unique wet carving process and has been passed down to this day. It is known for its “exquisite craftsmanship like gold and exquisite jade carving”. The firing technique of Yaozhou kiln ceramics has been listed as one of the first national intangible cultural heritage protection lists by the State Council. This is not only a treasure of traditional Chinese craftsmanship, but also a bridge connecting cultural exchanges between ancient and modern China and foreign countries.

The Ming Yaozhou Kiln Blue Glazed Teapot is a ceramic tea set fired by the Ming Yaozhou Kiln. Yaozhou Kiln porcelain reached its peak during the Five Dynasties and Two Song Dynasties, and continued to be produced during the Ming Dynasty. This blue glazed teapot is a product of that period. The object has a regular shape. The emergence of teapot shapes is related to the popularity of loose tea brewing methods in the Ming Dynasty, and the production of such utensils reflects the changes in tea drinking customs at that time. The main prosperous period of Yaozhou kiln was during the Five Dynasties and Two Song Dynasties, and production still existed in the Ming Dynasty. This celadon teapot should be a masterpiece of Yaozhou kiln products from the Ming Dynasty, with a regular shape and extraordinary aura.