春秋中晚期原始瓷的衰落与吴文化的南下

The Decline of Primitive Porcelain and the Southward Spreading of the Wu Culture in the Middle and Late Spring and Autumn

春秋中晚期的原始瓷器类单一、器形简单,以日用的盅式碗占绝大多数,少量盘与罐类器物,少见或基本不见礼器类器物,呈现出一种明显的衰退现象。这一现象与吴文化南下扩张进入太湖流域原越文化传统分布区,从而造成越文化往南退缩有直接的关系。

In the middle and late part of the Spring and Autumn, the primitive porcelain wares were dull in variety and simple in form. Most of the porcelains of this period were daily utensils of cup-like bowls with a few plates and jars. There were few ritual wares, which indicates a prominent trend of decline. The southward spreading of the Wu culture into the Taihu Lake Valley where the Yue Culture dominated, which caused the retreat of the Yue Culture toward further south, is believed to have a direct link to the decline of primitive porcelain in the middle and late Spring Autumn.