上古时期的陶瓷史,一直是文化史的标尺。这有两个很重要的标志:其一是陶器的产生,大致发生在一万五千年前。这既意味着人类创造了第一种非自然的物质,从而开始走出自然,也意味着人类文化实现了从旧石器时代向新石器时代的过渡。其二是彩陶的产生,发生在距今七千年以前。这既意味着人类创造了一种新的审美方式,意味着人类文明有了 The history of ceramics in ancient times, has always been the ruler of cultural history. There are two very important signs: one is the production of pottery, which took place roughly fifteen thousand years ago. This means not only that mankind has created the first unnatural substance and thus started to move out of nature, it also means that human culture has achieved the transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic. The second is the production of painted pottery, which occurred seven thousand years ago. This means that mankind has created a new aesthetic approach, which means that there is a human civilization