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Tang Dynasty Ceramic Intelligent Appraisal System
Focused on Tang dynasty ceramic art, integrating AI with cultural heritage preservation, powered by 14 knowledge sources and 224 Tang dynasty artifacts with expert appraisal dialogues and reasoning chains for precise identification, dating, and restoration guidance
222
Museum Artifacts
14
Knowledge Sources
1,768
Knowledge Chunks
312
Knowledge Entities
894
Graph Relations
Last updated: 4/8/2026
We sincerely thank Prof. Qin Dashu (Zhejiang University City College / Peking University), the Guo Chunyuan team at Zhengzhou Museum, and Mr. Zhou Wei at Shenzhen Museum, among other colleagues in cultural heritage, for their generous support.
Tang Ceramics
The Golden Age of Chinese Ceramics
The Tang dynasty (618–907) marked a pivotal era in Chinese ceramic history, establishing the "Southern celadon, Northern white" paradigm, with Yue kiln celadon and Xing kiln white ware as twin pillars, and Sancai ware renowned worldwide
Tang dynasty founded, inheriting Sui ceramic traditions
Kaiyuan prosperity, Yue kiln celadon reaches its zenith
Lu Yu's Classic of Tea praises celadon as "jade-like" and "ice-like"
Mise (secret color) porcelain perfected for imperial use
Tang falls, ceramic arts pass to the Five Dynasties
Renowned Tang Kilns
Yue Kiln
Crown of celadon, "a thousand peaks of jade"
Xing Kiln
White ware paragon, "like silver, like snow"
Changsha Kiln
Pioneer of underglaze painting, major export kiln
Lushan Kiln
Famed for splashed glaze, Tang tribute ware
Kiln Masterpieces
Tang Dynasty Kiln Masterworks
Selected masterpieces from Prof. Qin Dashu's core publications, showcasing the craftsmanship achievements of Tang dynasty ceramic production
唐代Tang Wuzhou Kiln Tea Bowl with Saucer
Collection of Jinyun Museum, Zhejiang. Wuzhou kiln was an important celadon production center in Tang dynasty Zhejiang. This tea bowl with saucer features an elegant form and yellow-green glaze, reflecting the close connection between Tang tea culture and ceramics.
Other Kilns
中唐—晚唐Shouzhou Kiln Yellow-Glazed Ceramics
Left: Mid-Tang Shouzhou kiln yellow-glazed double-lug ewer, Huainan Museum. Right: Late Tang Shouzhou kiln yellow-glazed four-lug jar with spout, excavated from Yangzhou Tang city site. Shouzhou kiln was renowned for its yellow glaze.
Other Kilns
唐代Qiong Kiln Celadon Painted Ewer
Excavated from Qiong kiln site. Located in Sichuan, Qiong kiln was the most important ceramic kiln in the Tang dynasty southwest, renowned for high-temperature underglaze painting. This ewer features a lustrous celadon glaze with vivid painted decoration.
Other Kilns
唐代Tang Shuiche Kiln Celadon from Meixian, Guangdong
Collection of Peking University Museum. Shuiche kiln in Meixian, Guangdong was an important celadon kiln in the Tang dynasty Lingnan region, producing wares with green glaze and dense body.
Other Kilns
晚唐Mise Porcelain Saggar Fused with Octagonal Ewer
Excavated from Hosi'ao site, Shanglinhu, Cixi, Zhejiang. A porcelain saggar fused with a Mise porcelain octagonal ewer, providing invaluable physical evidence for studying Mise porcelain firing techniques.
Yue Kiln
唐代Changsha Kiln Polychrome Painted Deer Ewer
Collection of Peking University Museum. Changsha kiln pioneered underglaze polychrome painting. This ewer features a deer motif in brown and green, with a vivid and natural composition, representing the finest of Changsha kiln painted wares.
Changsha KilnCore Features
Intelligent Appraisal Capabilities
Image Recognition
Upload Tang dynasty ceramic photos for AI-powered analysis of kiln, vessel type, and glaze characteristics with precise dating
Knowledge Q&A
RAG-powered knowledge base with 224 Tang artifacts + 14 knowledge sources (12 scholarly monographs + expert training dataset) covering Yue, Xing, Changsha and other renowned Tang kilns
Restoration Advice
Tailored to Tang dynasty ceramic material properties, generating professional restoration plans and material recommendations based on damage assessment
Knowledge Graph
Interactive force-directed graph with 314 entities and 901 relations revealing deep connections among Tang dynasty kilns, techniques, and vessel types
Research Findings
System Evaluation & Key Findings
Quantitative evaluation results from controlled experiments validating the dual-augmentation strategy, further enhanced with expert training data
RAG Retrieval Performance
Across 20 domain test queries, mean Precision@5 reached 0.74 and Mean Reciprocal Rank (MRR) was 0.88
Period Dating Improvement
Dual-augmented system improved period accuracy from 0.20 to 0.70 over baseline LLM, a 250% improvement
Kiln Attribution Improvement
Kiln accuracy improved from 0.60 to 1.00 (+67%), evidence citations increased from 4.6 to 26.2 (+470%)
Knowledge Graph Coverage
74.3% coverage across 35 expert assertions, with kiln-vessel and technique-kiln relations reaching 100%
Data Sources
Global Museum Data
Aggregating Tang dynasty ceramic collections from 10+ major museums worldwide
Original Collection
27-dimension annotations
British Museum
British Museum
The Metropolitan Museum
The Met
V&A Museum
Victoria and Albert
Freer Gallery of Art
Freer Gallery
Other Museums
Boston, Cleveland, etc.
