Note 333 — Chapter XII
Reading edition
An incidental reference to white porcelain bowls at Hsin–p´ing (the old name for the district town of Ching–tê Chên) in 1101 A. D. occurs in the Ch´ang nan chih (quoted in the T´ao lu, bk. viii., fol. 15). It is a verse on the subject of tea drinking: "The white porcelain is quickly passed from hand to hand all night; the fragrant vapour fills the peaceful pavilion."