东汉至三国 岳州窑白釉鐎斗

通高15.1cm，通宽26.3cm

古代用于温酒的器皿，仿青铜造型。前有高昂的凤首，后有持柄，下承三足，这种造型的温酒器流行于战国。此斗胎质细腻，制作精细，白釉泛青，是东汉湖南瓷器的代表作。

白釉瓷是湖南东汉瓷器的特殊品种，器形多仿铜器，胎细釉灰白，施釉较满，与后期白瓷相比，明显处于初始阶段，学界或称之为早期白瓷。

White-Glazed Jiaodou, Yuezhou Kiln

Eastern Han to Three Kingdoms Period (ca. 25–280 CE)

This vessel stands 15.1 cm high and measures 26.3 cm across.

It was used for warming wine. Its form was based on bronze prototypes, with a phoenix-head spout at the front, a handle at the rear, and three feet supporting the base. Vessels of this type had been popular since the Warring States period (475–221 BC).The body is finely made and covered with a pale white glaze with a slight bluish tint, characteristic of ceramic production in Hunan during the Eastern Han period.

White-glazed wares formed a distinctive local tradition. These vessels often imitated bronze forms, with refined bodies and relatively full glaze coverage. Compared with the fully developed white porcelains of later periods, this type is regarded as being at an early stage of development and is often described by scholars as “proto-white porcelain” or early white ware.