Ceramics in China - Ceramic History Tutorials for Potters and Clay Artists

Last Revised 2nd November 2004
Victor Bryant ©1994,2003

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	0. Click any topic button 1. The start of the Tutorial. 2. Neolithic Origins 3. Earliest Pottery in Northern China 4. Neolithic Ceremonial Pottery 5. Three Prehistoric Ceramic Styles 6. The Wide Range of Painted Pottery 7. Finest Painting: Kansu Ware 8. Late Kansu Painting. 9. The TING or Three Legged Cooking Pot.	10. Prehistoric Pottery in the North East. 11. Animal Forms in Clay. 12. Clay Pots and Metal Forms. 13. Stylised or Abstract Forms. 14. Transitions during 3rd & 2nd mill BC. 15. Great Changes 16. Lung Shan Black Ware 17. The Dawn of History 18. The Next Tutorial 19. See all Maps in sequence - Click. 20. Large Image Printout Page.
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Click to see Area of Earliest Pottery Sites

Atlas Map of China...

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Click for Detail showing the Two Main River Systems in China

Map marking the area where the earliest pottery has been found.

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Click for Map showing Main Neolithic Pottery Cultures of Northern China

Map showing the two main river systems in China. Note: The many tributaries and lakes are not shown here.

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Yang-Shao and Lung-shan Cultures in Northern China

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Yang-Shao and Lung-shan Cultures in Northern China plus Kansu Region

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Kansu, Yang-Shao and Lung-shan Cultures in Northern China plus Province Names

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9001 Red earthenware flask, Henan province Peligang Culture. Ht:00.5cm. 7-6th mill.BC. BM

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9002 Red earthenware bottle with pointed base. Yang-shao Culture. Ht:30.5cm. ca.4800BC. GMP

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9003 Similar storage bottle, but with "V" painting on shoulder. Yang-shao Culture. ca.4800BC. BML.

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9004 Deep red clay bowl painted with triangles and lines. Pan-p'o, Shensi.Yang-shao Culture. Diam:15.5cm. 5-4th mill.BC.

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9005 Red earthenware bowl from Pan-p'o, Shensi. Yang-shao Culture. Diam:44.5cm. 5-4th mill.BC. BM.

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9006 Detail of painting: Red earthenware bowl from Pan-p'o, Shensi.Yang-shao Culture. Diam:44.5cm. 5-4th mill.BC. BM.

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9007 Detail of painting: Head with a more elaborate head-dress. Red earthenware bowl from Pan-p'o, Shensi.Yang-shao Culture. Diam:44.5cm. 5-4th mill.BC. BM.

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9008 Figure painted red clay bowl with high conical base. Yuanchu, Shansi. Yang-shao Culture.

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9009 Small slip decorated bowl, Honan, Yang-shao Culture 5-4th mill.

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9010 Small slip decorated bowl, Honan, Yang-shao Culture ca.5-4th mill.

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9011 Red Painted deep bowl. Simple geometric designs.
P'ei-hsien, Kiangsu. Dm:33.8cm.late 4th-3rd mill. BC. CG.

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9012 Painted vase, Lan-chou, Kansu. Ht:18.3cm Late 3rd mill.

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9013 A tall stemmed vase with spiral painting. Majiayao, Kansu. ca 2700BC. GMP.

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9014 Kangsu Yang-shao jar painted in black Ht:15cm.ca.3rd mill.BC. SMFEA.

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9015 Earthenware Funerary Jar Kansu Yang-shao ca.2500 BC. VAL.

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9016 Detail:

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9017 Earthenware Funerary Jar Kansu Yang-shao ca.2500 BC. VAL.

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9018 Funerary Jar Kansu Yang-shao ca.2500 BC. GMP.

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9019 Detail: Funerary Jar Kansu Yang-shao ca.2500 BC. GMP.

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9020 Earthenware Funerary Jar Kansu Yang-shao ca.2500 BC. GMP.

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9021 Detail: Previous Funerary Jar

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9022 Painted earthenware jar Ma-ch'ang, Kansu 1700-1300BC.BC MGP.

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9023 Drawing - Three pots form one Ting cooking pot

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9024 Pale terracotta three-legged Cooking Pot Qijia Culture, Kansu 2000-1500BC MGP.

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9025 A decorated three-legged bowl. Honan 3rd mill.BC (called a Ting in historical times).

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9026 Piglet-shape red clay jug, Ningyang, Shantung. CG.

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An Early Helladic vessel in gold illustrates the origin of many un-pottery shapes in clay. Copies of metal objects. ca.2800-1900BC.

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Beak-spouted "sauce-boat" covered with "Urfinis" a primitive thin slip glaze. Raphina, Attica, Greece. Early Helladic II 2800-1900BC

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9027 Tripod Jug or Water Pitcher, Dawenkou site, Shandung 5th or 4th mill BC.

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9028 Detail of Jug.

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9029 Three Legged Pottery Water Pitcher(kuei) Weifang, Shantung. 3rd or early 2nd mill BC. CG.

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9030 Three Legged Pottery Water Pitcher(k'uei) Weifang, Shantung.3rd or early 2nd mill BC. CG.

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9031 Detail of Jug.

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9032 Red Earthenware bowl tou, Tazza. Yang-shao ts'un Honan Ht:22cm 3rd Mill BC. MFFAS.

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9033 Black earthenware stem bowl(tou), Lung-shan Culture, Shantung Ht:18cm 3rd 2nd Mill BC. MGP.

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9034 Black finished Eathenware bowl on stem(tou) Lung-shan Culture, Shantung Ht:14.7cm 3rd-2nd mill.BC.

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9035 Black tripod Lung-shan warming pot or ting, Shantung Province. VAL

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9036 detail of pot

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9037 A Museum case of Lung-shan Pottery, Shantung province.

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9038 Wheelmade dish on high ring cut feet - p’an - 3rd to early 2nd Mill. BC

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9039 Lung-shan blackware Urn with lid 3rd-2nd mill.BC

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9040 Black pottery stem-cups. Lungshan Neolithic period, Weifang, Shantung

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9041 Black pottery stem-cup. Lungshan Neolithic period, Weifang, Shantung

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