在3000年前的中国，瓷器从火中诞生。雨霁时分的天青色，色若新葵的娇黄色，艳丽无俦的郎窑红......瓷器这一“火与土”的艺术，凝结着中国人的独特智慧与审美。

夏商时期，最初诞生的原始瓷极似青铜器。到了隋唐，瓷器的釉色越发多样，形成了“南青瓷，北白瓷”的局面。

More than 3,000 years ago, proto-porcelain just looked like bronze ware. Later, porcelain glazes became more varied. Down south, celadon took the show, and up north, white porcelain was the star.

宋代瓷器百花齐放，汝、官、哥、钧、定五大名窑各具风采。到了元朝，青花绽放。雅致的蓝白之外，璀璨的颜色釉、艳丽的粉彩……涂抹出了明清时五光十色的瓷国华章。

Then around the year 1,000, there was an explosion of porcelain styles. Big five kilns where porcelain items were produced – Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding – each had their unique attributes. Fast forward to the Yuan dynasty (1271 to 1368), blue and white porcelain prevailed. More colors then joined the show and China's porcelain history became exceptionally colorful.

古时的制瓷技术为中国独有，千年间，瓷器经由海上丝绸之路畅销海外。欧洲皇室贵族将其视若珍宝，甚至纷纷仿制起了中国瓷器。

瓷器还是全球最早的跨境定制奢侈品。在清代，欧洲人开始定制代表家族标志的纹章瓷。欧洲的审美，也一定程度上影响了中国瓷器的风格。

Porcelain was among the earliest customized luxury goods that traveled between borders. Back in the Qing dynasty, Europeans began customizing their family crests on porcelain. And the European style even affected how some Chinese porcelain looked.

一瓷跨千年，文明越山海！

Source:CHINADAILY