A Preliminary Study On The Porcelain Oil Lamp In Middie-Lower Reaches Of The Yangtze River Region From3rd To10th Century

According to the usage and the different shapes of the porcelain oil lamp,the study meticulously classifies the porcelain oil lamp relatively. The thesisdiscusses the usage of various types of the lamp，to research the different periodsof the lamp. It reveals the development process of the porcelain oil lamp from3rd to10th century，and analyzes the regional distribution of it. The paper isdivided into six parts:The first part is an introduction. It elaborates the aim and significance of the study,defines the contents and scope of the study, clarifies the basis which can judge theperiod, and introduces the evolution process of the porcelain oil lamp briefly.The second part introduces the base case of the archaeological discovery ofthe porcelain oil lamp, and reviews the previous researches briefly.The third part investigates the usage according to analyse the structure ofthe porcelain oil lamp. And through the usage, it is divided into A,B,C,D,E fivecategories. Each category has its detailed classification.The fourth part mainly contains the different stages and regionalcharacteristics. Firstly make a general survey of the development of theporcelain oil lamp on the basis of the overall characteristics and changes, thissection is divided into three periods: a). It is from the Three Kingdoms to theEastern Jin Dynasty, it can be traced back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Thisperiod can be divided into early and late two stages. The early stage is the ThreeKingdoms period, it is the initial stage. The late stage is from the Western JinDynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it is the developing stage. b) It is theSouthern Dynasties period, it is the transition stage. c). It is the Sui Tang and Five Dynasties, it is the prosperous stage. The second section of this part ismainly to introduce the development and distribution characteristics of theporcelain oil lamp of the three regions, according to the different structures ofthe porcelain oil lamp, the Mid-Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Region canbe divided into three regions.The fifth part probes the different characteristics of the porcelain oil lamp,according to their different usage. Note: details can be seen in the diagrams.The sixth part is the conclusion which summarizes the thesis.