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Tea powder glaze is one of the important varieties of iron crystal glaze in ancient China, belonging to high-temperature yellow glaze. It is called factory official glaze in Qing Dynasty classics. Due to its opaque glaze, the glaze color is yellow green mixed with fine tea powder. The green one is called tea, while the yellow one is called powder. It is simple and beautiful, and thought-provoking. "Tao Ya" praises its beauty, which is "charming and not vulgar, beautiful as flowers, beautiful as jade, and elegant as a vase, most pleasing to the eye... valued for moisturizing, vivid, and lively." Tea powder glaze originated from the black glaze of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally a special variety that appeared as a result of burning black glazed porcelain over fire, and was not intentionally fired. It was produced in small quantities during the Song Dynasty, but was mostly discontinued in the future. The tea glaze products of the Qing Dynasty have been restored since the Yongzheng Dynasty, all of which were fired in Jingdezhen official kilns. Among the passed down products, the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods are the most common. The tea powder glaze produced by the Qing Yongzheng Imperial Ware Factory has a yellow and smooth glaze color with black or black brown spots. There is tea without powder, resembling the color of eel skin, and is called "eel yellow". During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there were both tea powder and green glaze, commonly known as "crab shell green" or "tea powder", with the most successful firing during the reign of Emperor Qianlong; This product is made in the Tianqi era of the Ming Dynasty. The Tianqi era name itself is not long, and there are not many porcelain kilns fired. This pair of long necked bottle tea powder glaze is the best, with a proper shape, a smooth glaze surface, a dark and elegant color, and an ancient charm. It is a rare and exquisite piece of appreciation.