| As early as 8, 000 years ago, in the | | | | divided into 3 parts. The top is a cup with a |
| Neolithic Age, earthenware, primitive | | | | wide rim, the middle is a sculptured hollow |
| pottery, were invented and produced along the | | | | stem, and the bottom looks like an |
| Yellow River and the Yangtze River, which has | | | | overturning pot. The stem connects the three. |
| been proved true due to archeological | | | | The shape of the goblet is elegant and |
| findings. There were front-page discoveries. | | | | exquisite. The wall of the cup is of the same |
| At the early stage of the Neolithic Age, | | | | thickness and is as thin as eggshell. The |
| potters had to make by hand. Clay was coiled | | | | thinnest part is only 0.2 to 0.3 mm but quite |
| into ropes and then carefully smoothed using | | | | fine, smooth and solid. The surface glitters |
| a paddle on the exterior pressed against an | | | | after long-time polishing. The stem is |
| anvil on the inside wall. Later till the | | | | decorated by sculptured holes and engraved |
| primitive Yangshao Culture period, potter's | | | | lines, making the goblet even more exquisite. |
| wheel was invented, and kiln was bettered, | | | | It is now kept in the Shandong Museum. |
| the production of pottery made a leap. The | | | | |
| representative pottery then was red | | | | This kind of goblet only appeared in the |
| earthenware decorated with black animal and | | | | early and mid periods of the Longshan Culture |
| geometric designs. During the Longshan | | | | in Shandong Province. Perhaps it was the |
| Culture period, end of the Neolithic Age, | | | | special local material and pottery making |
| fast wheel was used and pottery reached a | | | | techniques that made the goblet so unique. |
| record height, represented by the Black | | | | The making of such pottery is of high |
| Pottery. | | | | difficulty even today, and it represents the |
| | | | great achievements of pottery making craft in |
| The Longshan Black Pottery is the outstanding | | | | ancient China. |
| variety after Yangshao Culture period, It is | | | | |
| a kind of culture end of the Neolithic Age | | | | There are only few places on the world where |
| before more than 4, 000 years ago. It's black | | | | black pottery is created, and the department |
| like a black jade, so call it "Black Pottery | | | | of Zhangqiu is one of these few places! |
| Culture". It is the most exquisite works | | | | Chinese folk art is an important part of the |
| among the Longshan culture pottery. Our | | | | country's extremely rich cultural and art |
| products use deposit clay of the Yellow River | | | | heritage. Chinese folk art has won |
| as raw materials, inherit traditional | | | | recognition and praise from experts both at |
| wheel-making technology, all working | | | | home and abroad for its great variety, |
| procedures are fully handicraft, the works | | | | sincere rural content, rich flavor of life, |
| with high collection value, admired and | | | | distinctive local style, straightforward, |
| favored by collectors around the world. | | | | natural, flexible, free from affectedness, |
| | | | vivid and its artistic approaches of |
| In the last step of pottery making, water is | | | | romanticism.All of this will enhance our |
| usually added slowly from the top of the kiln | | | | life. Our products enjoy a good |
| in order to produce thick smoke while | | | | reputation both at home and abroad and sell |
| extinguishing the charcoal. When this is | | | | well far to America, Europe and Asia as its |
| done, the black pottery comes out. Following | | | | subtle craft and lively sculpt and excellent |
| the color-glazed pottery, this was another | | | | quality. We have 10 categories more than |
| peak of pottery making in Chinese Neolithic | | | | 3000 crafts now. Our professional artist |
| Age (about 10000 to 5000 years ago). It is | | | | design and make new works every day. We will |
| another great invention of the same aesthetic | | | | keep on bringing more excellent classic |
| value with that of the color-glazed pottery | | | | Chinese crafts to you in the future.The |
| in Chinese pottery making craft . | | | | balck-pottery product has uonderful color , |
| | | | lively modelling and uarious types . It can |
| This eggshell-like black pottery goblet, | | | | be required to carve any kind of characters |
| unearthed in Shandong Longshan Cultural Relic | | | | or pictures , and it can fully refeet and |
| of the later Neolithic Age in Rizhao County | | | | contear the customers' tastes or meanings for |
| of Shandong Province in northern China, is | | | | memorial . It is the first souvenir to choose |
| the best work of Chinese ancient pottery. | | | | while doing external affairs , having |
| | | | conferences or traceling , also it is best |
| The goblet is 26.5 cm in height, and can be | | | | choice for house decorationg . |