Abstract:

The study of trace elements in the ancient porcelain of HuTian kiln is not available in that of Chinese ancientporcelain.The trace elements in the bodies of greenish white porcelain of HuTian kiln in different periods ofthe Song Dynasty were analyzed by INAA.The results of multivariable statistical analysis show that the chemicalcompositions of porcelain body of the Northern Song Dynasty are similar ;On the contrary, the chemical compositionsof porcelain body of different periods of the Southern Song Dynasty are different.The chondrite-normalised REE patternconfirmed this conclusion.

Key words: HuTian kiln, INAA, trace element, multivariable statistical analysis