XIE Zhi ^{1, 2}

(1. School of Design, Nanjing University of Arts, Nanjing 210013, Jiangsu, China; 2. School of Design, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China)

Abstract: The transformation of pre-Qin ceramic design from pottery to primitive porcelain is an adaptive historical process. When facing natural selection and meeting social needs, ceramic design has an interaction with the external environment, such as geography and politics, in order to achieve the goal of its social function. However, craftsmanship is an important factor in stabilizing ceramic design. The molding process, decoration process and firing process adjusted the internal structure of the ceramic design and then promoted the adaptive transformation of the development of pre-Qin ceramics. This article was aimed to comprehensively analyze and historically interpret the adaptability of pre-Qin ceramic design according to the archaeological discoveries and historical documents.

Key words: adaptive transformation; Pre-Qin; ceramic design; transformation