A rescuing archaeological excavation in Area H of the Hutian kiln-site was carried out in July-October 1999 by the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The work covered an area of more than 1,300 sq m, revealed 11 spots of house-foundation, well, small yard,clay-refining pool and ash-pit remains, and discovered above 600 intact and restorable articles of greenish-white-glazed, egg-white-glazed, black-glazed and blue-and-white porcelain wares from the Song, Yuan and Ming periods. The excavation clarified relatively direct stratigraphic evidence on the typological evolution of the vessels typical of the Song and Yuan periods and threw light on a batch of egg-white-glazed “shu fu” porcelain objects of the early Yuan and some inscribed porcelain-making implements.
