Waste Vessel (ch'a-tou), 9th century, x in., Yue ware Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze, China, 9th century, The uniquely shaped ch'a-tou with its exceptionally wide mouth is a type of waste receptacle that may have also functioned as a spittoon. Its shape evolved from Tang dynasty (610-906) silver vessels and examples have survived in a variety of glazes including yueh celadon, white, black, and ching-pai (shadow blue). The form appears to have been most popular during Tang (618-906) and Northern Song (960-1127). This is the period when tea drinking became popular

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