嘉義「交趾陶」是台灣藝術瑰寶之一，但其正確名稱多年來一直未定。主因是日本人原以為其傳承自越南，亦即古代交趾，因此多年來一直因襲稱為「交趾陶」。多年來經多位學者專家的研究與探源，確認台灣這類低溫釉陶的藝術品來源非來自越南，完全無淵源。但因不確定何處窯址生產，窯口及名稱問題亦因此懸而未解。筆者經多年來的研究認為台灣「嘉義交趾陶」是受到中國華南地區三彩器的影響，源自彰州窯系統的田坑素三彩。故台灣嘉義的三彩陶稱「交趾陶」是不對的，應更正。多年來筆者一直在思索嘉義「交趾陶」的正名問題，因嘉義是台灣三彩的重鎮，名家輩出，是足以代表台灣此類低溫彩釉陶的重鎮。因而筆者建議將以訛傳訛的「嘉義交趾陶」更正名稱為「嘉趾陶」，一則彰顯嘉義地區特色，一則與原來名稱讀音亦相近，可引發聯想，應是可考慮的名稱。 Chia-yi Chiao-chih Pottery is one of the most precious treasures of art in Taiwanese ceramics. How to name it properly, however, is not settled for years. The Japanese once considered it came from Vietnam, previously called Chiao-chih. However, many experts later confirmed that Vietnam was not really the origin but could not be certain about where was either. After years of research, the author would like to argue that Chia-yi Chiao-chih Pottery was influenced by Sancai (three-colored ware) in southern China, which originated from Tian-keng plain Sancai in zhangzhou-kiln system. For the reasons stated above, the so-called Chai-yi Chiao-chih Pottery should be renamed. Since Chia-yi has been the center of Taiwanese Sancai Chiao-chih Pottery, the author suggests one to replace the term “Chia-yi Chiao-chih Pottery” by “Chia-chih Pottery” to acknowledge Chia-yi region and to associate with the original term.
