inscriptions on ancient pottery
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inscriptions on ancient pottery; writing found on ancient ceramics
Refers specifically to characters, symbols, or markings found on pottery from ancient China, often used for identification, dating, recording names, official titles, place names, auspicious phrases, or manufacturing dates. Distinct from oracle bone script (甲骨文) and bronze inscriptions (金文).
Zhè这
jiàn件
táo陶
qì器
shàng上
de的
táo陶
wén文
jì记
lù录
le了
zhì制
zào造
zhě者
de的
míng名
zi字
。
The inscription on this pottery records the maker's name.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
táo陶
wén文
què确
dìng定
le了
zhè这
jiàn件
táo陶
qì器
de的
nián年
dài代
。
Archaeologists determined the age of this pottery through the inscriptions.
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Zhè这
xiē些
táo陶
wén文
dà大
duō多
shì是
jí吉
xiáng祥
huà话
huò或
zhì制
zào造
nián年
yuè月
。
Most of these pottery inscriptions consist of auspicious phrases or manufacturing dates.