隋唐五代时期的灰陶制品

The Gray Pottery Products of the Tang Dynasty

灰陶器是隋唐五代时期各种遗迹中出土最多的品类,烧制灰陶器的窑炉往往兼烧灰陶砖瓦,迄今,在隋唐长安城和周边及洛阳城都发现了不少平面马蹄形的陶窑遗址。灰陶器类多日常生活用品,以各类罐为大宗,还有瓶、碗、盘、杯、盏等,造型变化的总趋势是从隋代的瘦高到盛中唐的浑圆饱满,再到晚唐五代时期又变得高挺。灰陶器在各个时代节点的突出特征,为所在遗迹以及同期瓷器、三彩等的断代提供了依据。

Gray pottery is the ceramic products with the largest quantity unearthed from the remains of the Sui, Tang Dynasties and the Five-Dynasties Period. The kilns producing gray pottery wares usually were also producing gray pottery bricks and tiles;to date, many kiln remains of this type have been found in and around the Chang'an and Luoyang Cities of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The gray pottery wares are mainly the utensils for daily use, of which the jars in various types took the bulk, followed by bottles, bowls, plates, cups, saucers, etc. The general tendency of the evolution of the shapes was generally from the slender style in the Sui Dynasty via the round and plump feature in the High and mid Tang Dynasty to the tall and graceful style in the late Tang and the Five-Dynasties Period. The noticeable chronological characteristics of the gray potteries in every period provided bases for the periodizations of the remains from which they were unearthed and the coexisting porcelains, three color-glazed pottery wares and other artifacts.