多穆壶源流略考

Origin and Development of Duomu Pot

多穆壶是蒙古和西藏游牧民族百姓用来搅拌，盛放酥油茶的器皿，多穆一词源于藏语发间dong-mo，原意是盛酥油的桶。酥油茶藏语称为恰苏玛，是在由茶砖熬成的浓茶中倒入少量的酥油和盐，搅拌至茶水和酥油交融而成，是蒙古和藏族同胞日常生活必备的饮品。

Duomu Pot is the container for buttered tea used by nomads in Mongolia and Tibet .This paper introduces the changes in shape and decorations of Duomu Pot from Yuan dynasty to Qianlong＇s period of Qing dynasty .