鸡是一种常见家禽,为“六畜”之一。中国传统吉祥文化中,鸡除有御死避恶的压胜功能外,也因谐音“吉”而被赋予诸多美好含义。因此,瓷器上常常出现以鸡为元素的造型与装饰,鸡首壶与彩绘鸡纹便是典型代表。鸡首壶,因以鸡首作流而得名。流有张口与闭口之分。张口者多为实用器,适用于茶具、酒具与水具。闭口者多为明器,主要作为随葬品使用。窑址考古调查与发掘表明,鸡首壶始烧于三 Chicken is a common poultry, as one of the “six livestock”. In the traditional auspicious culture of China, besides the pressure-winning function of impending death from evil, chickens are also given many good meanings due to homophonic “Ji”. Therefore, porcelain often appear with chicken as the elemental shape and decoration, chicken pot and painted chicken pattern is a typical representative. Chicken first pot, because of the chicken for the name. The flow of mouth and closed points. Most mouth opener for utility, for tea, wine and water. Mostly closed mouth for the Ming device, mainly used as a funeral objects. The archaeological investigation and excavation of the kiln site showed that the first pot of the chicken began to burn in three