What are the four famous pottery in China?

China's four famous pottery refers to Yixing Zisha pottery in Jiangsu, Jianshui Zitao in Yunnan, Guitao in Ni Xing in Qinzhou, Guangxi, and Anfu pottery in Rongchang, Chongqing. During the period of 1953, it was named "Four Famous Ceramics in China" by the Ministry of Light Industry because of its long history, outstanding ceramic appearance and profound cultural connotation.

Brief introduction of pottery

Zisha pottery: Yixing pottery has a history of four or five thousand years, among which Zisha pottery is the most distinctive. Its unique shape, exquisite craftsmanship, simple colors and excellent practical functions enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad.

Guitao, Ni Xing: Ni Xing ceramics in Qinzhou, with the reputation of "Guitao for thousands of years, a legend for thousands of years", is the crystallization of Guitao's cultural heritage for thousands of years. Guangxi has a history of 10,000 years. Since ten thousand years ago, the history of pottery making in Guangxi has never stopped, and the development and inheritance have formed China Ni Xing Guitao.

Jianshui Multicolored Pottery: Also known as Jianshui Purple Pottery, it is named after it is produced in Jianshui, Yunnan, and is red and purple. According to the existing historical data and textual research, Jianshui purple pottery was produced in the Qing Dynasty, which began in the Daoguang period and developed on the basis of the prosperity of coarse pottery production in the Ming Dynasty. In the history of Jianshui ceramics, there is a saying that "Song has blue porcelain, Yuan has blue and white porcelain, Ming has coarse pottery and Qing has purple pottery".