JIANG Anfei ¹, SUN Jinbo ¹, ZHANG Yalin ²
(1. University of Sanya, Sanya 572000, Hainan, China; 2. Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, Jiangxi, China)

Abstract: Due to the great differentiation of the social class and the appearance of the etiquette system, the pottery shapes in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties in China exhibited new design features. The shape designs in these dynasties satisfied the demands for both the spiritual governance and the material life, representing the needs for the sustenance of the civilian class and the slave class.

Key words: slavery; pottery shape; design feature; spiritual governance; material life