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Pottery (National Museum of History)Type Collection Collection Identifier c0610 Description The National Museum of History houses approximately 320 pottery pieces from the prehistoric times and the Shang and Zhuo dynasties. The pottery collection comprises pieces of cultural relics excavated from the ancient cities such as Erlitou, Banpuo, Qijia, and Longshan. Each kind of these wide-ranging cultural pieces bears distinctive incised patterns and styles. Han pottery, Tang tricolor pottery, and painted pottery amount to more than 300 pieces; these have been the linchpin in the history of Chinese pottery, since they not only follow the tradition of the ancient pottery from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but also initiate the induction of porcelain produced during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. There are also 200 pieces of Shiwan and Yixing pottery in the collection. In the Ming dynasty, as the tea-drinking habit underwent marked changes, pottery teaware from Yixing became famous both in China and abroad. Those of Shiwan are mostly pottery pieces of daily use and glazed with a blue, rose, purple, or enamel green color, with cloud-like or sunset glow patterns. These richly adorned pieces are highly durable in use. Language Chinese Item Type Physical object Rights Subject Antiquities Owner National Museum of History Is Located At National Museum of History Is Accessed Via link: http://collection.nmh.gov.tw/zh-tw/L/14/1/1.htm Super-Collection Antiquities; National Museum of History Associated collection Ceramics (National Palace Museum)
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