The history of Chinese pottery dates back to the early Neolithic Age.The
earliest pottery shards were unearthed from Xianrendong site of Wannian
County,Jiangxi Province, with a date of some 8,000 years ago. About
4,000 years later, the Shang Dynasty produced the earliest protoceladon,
a leap in ceramic history. This book introduces ancient Chinese
porcelain.
About Author Xu Xiaolong, born in 1952, has
been engaged in ancient ceramic studies for over 30 years. With a keen
eye for ancient pottery and porcelain objects, up to now he has
published more than 20 academic papers in authoritative journals.
Currently Xu is a guest professor at Peking University Resource College,
and a member of collected articles appraismg centre at Beijing Wenbo
Garden, He is also former vice director of ceramics collection committee
of China Association of Collectors,and used to be an adviser to
“Treasure Appraisal”program on CCTV-2.
