Transcription: Pre-Han Pottery Interaction between the Neolithic cultures of the Yangtze and the Yellow River regions is reflected in the shapes and decorations of contemporary painted pottery and burnished black pottery. During the subsequent Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, advances continued to be made in firing techniques. New types of pottery emerged, such as high-fired stoneware and glazed stoneware. Their painting techniques borrowed heavily from contemporary bronze and lacquer, creating a myriad of styles. The ancients believed that when people died, they needed much the same things in the other w ...
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