A Study on the Discovery and Naming of Tang Tricolor
This article combs through historical documents such as the"Old book of Tang,"the"New book of Tang,"and the"Ancient artifacts catalog"to deny the theory that"Tang tricolor"was discovered during the construction of the Longhai railway and that it was named by Wang Guowei and Luo Zhenyu.By searching and comparing relevant ceramic literature from Japan,Europe and the United States,it suggests that the term"Tang tricolor"mentioned in Zhao Ruzhen's"Antique guide"should be directly appropriated from the terminology used in Japanese academic circles.The concept of"Tang tricolor"in Japanese academia,in turn,stems from the Japanese people's absorption and study of Chinese ceramic culture.