Jizhou Ware,Joyous,Jaunty and Folksy

摘要

CHINESE people love tea and as such,have a developed tea culture that puts a great emphasis on teaware.During the Song Dynasty(960-1279),tea contests were all the rage among scholars and intellectuals,who preferred blackcolored wares.As a result,many kilns devoted themselves to producing black chinaware.The best producers were those in Jizhou,today’s Ji’an,Jiangxi Province.