Researches On White Porcelains In Early Stage Excavated In Henan Province

This paper aims at sorts, typological characters, characters of pastes and glazes, chronology, product spaces and kiln, and also the relationships with other kilns in neighbor area.This paper can be divided into eight parts.In the introduction part, the author defines space-time range the paper would discuss, and also introduces main aspects, thoughts and fields.Part one: the introduction of archaeological discovery and brief history of research on this topic. The author collects all the white porcelain in early stage within Henan Province, and on this ground, he comprehensively presents and introduces all the articles and materials on this research field.Part two: basic situation about excavated white porcelain of early stage. On the basis of plentiful materials, the author introduces in details about individual burials, sites, and kilns where white porcelain were excavated, to make deep research possible.Third Part: typological research. Using the means of typology, the author makes classification of white porcelain to the sorts and types. Especially to bowls, kettles, bottles, jars, ewers, dishes, trays, cups and yu. Through such division, the author gives out scientific analysis and results on the chronological sequences and evolving process.Part four: stage division. Combined with porcelains excavated in Henan province, the author divides white porcelains into four stages: the first on is from Northern Qi to Sui Dynasty, i.e. 575 A.D. to 617 A.D., sum to 105 years; the second is from the Early to Prosperous Tang Dynasty, i.e. 618 A.D. to 766 A.D., sums up to 148 years, the third one is...