Stove with figures

Beginning in the third century, stove models with three-dimensional accessories gradually replaced Han-style stove models which featured accessories molded in low relief on their surfaces. In the south, influenced by the celadon of yue from Zhejiang, potters in the adjacent province, Jiangxi, began producing ceramics with less stable glazes in a variety of green tones. The site at Luohu in Fengcheng county, active during the Southern dynasty, is believed to be the site of the legendary hongzhou kiln mentioned in Tang texts. In this piece, innovative Jiangxi potters added figures of cooks to their stove models, vividly depicting peasant scenes. The transparent and crackled quality of the glaze on this piece illustrates another type of celadon being produced contemporaneously with yue celadons.