1959, the tomb of Northern Wei official Zhang Sheng (born in Northern Wei Dynasty and died in Sui Dynasty) was excavated near Anyang Yubei Cotton Mill. There are many funerary objects in the tomb, including *** 192 pieces, of which 52 pieces are porcelain, and the rest are celadon, with delicate texture and exquisite appearance, except for three celadon bowls.

The excavation of Zhang Sheng's tomb is very important. The early celadon in the north has an absolute age, which shows that the porcelain-making technology in Xiangzhou (now Anyang) was very developed at that time.

Zhang Sheng's tomb and the Sui tomb in Anyang Huoshui Village interpreted in this paper are the representatives of a large number of Sui tombs in Anyang. The celadon they made revealed some characteristics of Anyang kiln in Henan Province, the largest celadon kiln site in the north at that time, which made us have a new understanding and understanding of the development of celadon in the north of Sui Dynasty.

Anyang Kiln was not born in Sui Dynasty, but its own development also went through a process.

Some scholars believe that celadon was burned from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Northern Qi Dynasty and reached its peak in the Sui Dynasty. According to archaeological excavations, northern celadon was first seen in the tombs of the Northern Qi Dynasty. For example, Li Yun's Tomb in the Northern Qi Dynasty in Puyang and Fan Cui's Tomb in the Northern Qi Dynasty in Anyang.

1958, the tomb of Liu Yun, a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was discovered in Puyang. Four celadon jars were found in the tomb, all of which were fine celadon of the Northern Dynasties.

197 1 in may, farmers of northwest street brigade of honghetun commune in Anyang county found that water kept flowing to one place while repairing canals and irrigating land. After cleaning and excavation, it was found to be the tomb of Fan Cui, the secretariat of Liangzhou in Northern Qi Dynasty. There are more than 70 funerary objects in the tomb, including porcelain 15 pieces, both celadon and white porcelain. "This is another major discovery after the celadon unearthed from Liu Yun's tomb in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It provides accurate data for studying the development of northern celadon from Wei, Jin to Sui and Tang Dynasties. The discovery of white porcelain has found some clues for exploring the origin of white porcelain in Sui and Tang Dynasties. " Expert analysis.

Zhu Aiqin believes that the porcelain unearthed from these two tombs has many similarities with Anyang kiln products in terms of shape, embryo, glaze color and production technology. Both belong to the same system in time and space and landform. "

So, was the porcelain of the Northern Qi Dynasty burned in Anyang kiln? In other words, during the Northern Qi Dynasty, was Anyang Kiln created? So far, there is no literature to support this view, but Ms. Zhu Aiqin analyzed the existence of this possibility from several aspects: "First, Anyang, the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty, is generally chosen as an important handicraft workshop near the capital, and the location of Anyang kiln is very close to water and raw materials, which is very beneficial to porcelain production. Second, the production of Beiqi porcelain has good production conditions. Judging from the unearthed porcelain, the technology is quite mature. The celadon fired by it has fine texture, uniform glaze layer and moist and shiny glaze surface. At that time, in addition to firing celadon, it was also possible to fire yellow glazed porcelain and milky white glazed colored porcelain. Fully explain the development of Beiqi porcelain industry. This level of development is inherited and carried forward on the basis of the previous period. "

"The kiln site for firing porcelain in Northern Qi Dynasty is probably Anyang kiln".

This kind of cup and plate ware is deep and full, beautifully made, luxuriously decorated, with uniform glaze layer and bright glaze color. It is an outstanding work of Anyang Kiln (Xiangzhou Kiln) in Sui Dynasty, which reflects the high level of China's porcelain industry in Sui Dynasty and the wisdom and creativity of working people. It is an important material for studying celadon and Anyang kiln porcelain in northern China, and has been designated as a first-class cultural relic.

Anyang Kiln takes the lead in using protective glaze, which is the first time that China porcelain uses decorative layer (cosmetic soil). The use of white protective glaze is of epoch-making significance in the history of porcelain making in China. They are all fine products in the celadon of the Northern Dynasties.