青如天明如镜的宋元影青瓷

Shadowy Celadon:Sky-blue,Mirror-bright

影青瓷又称青白瓷,釉色介于青和白之间,有着蓝天般的透彻与晶莹,是宋元间民间最常见的日用器具。在遍及南北的墓葬和窖藏中,出土了数量众多的影青瓷,在海外的一些古代遗址中,也见到了晶莹如玉的影青瓷踪迹。当藏家们在寻觅这些宋元瑰宝时,对其身份仍有许多未解之迷。

Shadowy Celadon also bears the name of blue-white porcelain,the glaze tone of which is between blue and white,glittering and translucent like the sky.They are very common folk wares in Song and Yuan Dynasty.In sepultures and cellars found from the North to South,people have unearthed great quantities of shadowy celadon,which also have traces in some overseas ancient sites. Although collectors have been long dedicated to pursuing the ancient treasures, there still are many unsettled enigmas about the porcelain's identity. People of Song Dynasty carried a leisured,idyllic life.Poets should have been using shadow celadon pillows that were popular among Song and Yuan Dynasty. In the south of the Changjiang River,the heat still dwelt in September's daylight, and a jade-like porcelain pillow made a nice ware to dispel the heat,and to bring a pleasant cool day.