Abstract: In Song Dynasty, tea set represented by Song Jian kiln and the appreciation standard of white bubble of tea infusion considered as top grade, were the aesthetic consensus in cultural life. The emergence of Jian kilns, witnessed the culture transition of tea art from Tang Dynasty to Song Dynasty, and the unique drinking skills can also be found in the artifacts. In this paper, the reason of rise and decline of black glazed ceramic in Jian kiln, as a reference for exquisite aesthetic sense, lifestyle, and cultural phenomena with “Song-style”, was revealed by investgation on the relationship between giving tea, skills of tea competition in Song Dynasty and tea-calices black glazed ceramic in Jian kiln.

Key words: Song Dynasty tea art, tea ordering, giving tea, tea competition, black glazed ceramic tea-calices in Jian kiln