越窯在越州境內（今浙江餘姚上林湖濱湖地區），故名。為唐代六大青瓷產地之一。發規窯址已達二、三十處，以鰲唇山東晉遺址最早，唐、五代到宋初時期的窯址尤多。唐代的越窯青瓷已很精美，博得當時詩人的讚美，如：顏況“越泥似玉之甌”。許渾“越甌秋水澄”，皮白休“邢人與越人，皆能造瓷器，圓似月魂墮，輕如雲魄起”，陸龜蒙“九秋風露越窯開，奪得千峰翠色來”等。五代吳越時越窯已“巨庶不得用”，作為吳越王錢氏御用及貢品。進貢瓷器動輒萬件；入宋以後，瓷貢數量有增無巳，一次進貢有多達十四萬件者。
越窯的燒造歷史比較長，早在東漢晚期就能燒造出成熟瓷器，南宋中期以後逐漸停燒。越窯的分佈範圍比較廣，窯場比較多。東漢至三國兩晉南北朝時期的窯場主要集中在上虞一帶，隋唐五代時期上虞仍繼續燒造，但燒造的中心區域基本轉移到了慈溪，分佈在慈溪市的上林湖、白洋湖、裡杜湖、古銀錠湖周圍，其中以上林湖周圍的窯場最多，分佈最為密集。
唐代晚期至五代時期越窯迅速發展，進入了建立以來的第二個興盛時期，並一直延續到北宋早期。晚唐人陸龜蒙曾用“九秋風露越窯開，奪得千峰翠色來”的詩句讚美此時越窯瓷器的青釉。經過北宋中晚期的衰落之後，以寺龍口為代表的越窯在南宋初期重現昔日的輝煌。除燒造傳統越窯青瓷以外，寺龍口窯址還燒造月白、天青釉瓷器，以支釘支燒，釉面滋潤而含蓄，呈半失透狀。這類瓷器的形制、釉色、燒製工藝等皆與北宋晚期的汝窯御用瓷器相似，有祭器、陳設器、生活用器，質量在當時越窯乃至全國都屬上乘，顯然不是普通的民用瓷器，尤其其中的祭器更絕非民間所用之物。這種現象的出現絕非偶然，從這類天青釉瓷器具有明顯的汝窯御用瓷特徵和同層出土的一件匣缽外底刻“官”字分析，應與宮廷有關。隨著南宋政權在臨安建立官窯，越窯也完成了它的歷史使命。
越窯瓷器之所以著稱於世，是因為她不但釉色類玉、類冰，而且造型高超精湛，雕塑精美、器物眾多千瓷百態，深受國內外人們所喜愛和珍視。越窯瓷器從東漢創造成熟瓷器以來歷經三國、兩晉、南北朝隋代、直至唐、宋近千所繁盛不衰，唐、宋時期已形成一個龐大制瓷系統，古玩王時期還專設了官窯“秘色窯”，秘色窯在民窯的基礎上發展起來的，由於青綠美麗的釉色、精緻的造型，奔放的線劃花紋，被稱為青瓷中的精品為世人所珍視。促使越瓷大發展，不但是國內需求量增大，而且是越窯瓷器的大量對外輸出國外。從世界各地出土陶瓷器中，越窯又可以居首位。越窯青瓷對世界文明作出了卓 越貢獻。
Yue Kiln is located in Yuezhou （now Shanglin lake area in Yuyao， Zhejiang）， so it is named。 It is one of the six celadon producing areas in Tang Dynasty。 There are 20 or 30 Fagui kiln sites， among which the Shandong Jin site in AoChun is the earliest， especially from the Tang Dynasty， the Five Dynasties to the early Song Dynasty。 The Celadon of Yue Kiln in Tang Dynasty was very exquisite， which won the praise of the poets at that time。 For example， Yan Kuang “Yue mud is like ou of jade”。 Xu Hun‘s “Yueou autumn water is clear”， PI Baixiu’s “both Xing people and Yue people can make porcelain， round as the moon falls， light as the cloud rises”， Lu guimeng‘s “jiuqiufenglu Yue Kiln opens， and wins Qianfeng Cuise”。 During the Five Dynasties of Wu and Yue， Yue kilns had been used by the king of Wu and Yue。 After entering the Song Dynasty， the number of porcelain tributes increased to 140000 at a time。
Yue Kiln has a long history of firing。 Mature porcelain could be fired as early as the late Eastern Han Dynasty， and gradually stopped firing after the Middle Southern Song Dynasty。 Yue kilns are widely distributed and have many kilns。 From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms， the two Jin Dynasties and the southern and Northern Dynasties， the kilns were mainly concentrated in Shangyu area。 During the Sui， Tang and Five Dynasties， Shangyu continued to burn， but the central area of burning was basically transferred to Cixi， which was distributed around Shanglin lake， Baiyang Lake， Lidu Lake and guyinding Lake in Cixi City。 Among them， the kilns around Shanglin lake were the most densely distributed。
Yue kilns developed rapidly from the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties， and entered the second prosperous period since its establishment， and continued to the early Northern Song Dynasty。 Lu guimeng in the late Tang Dynasty once praised the blue glaze of Yue Kiln porcelain at that time with the poem “the Yue Kiln opened in the autumn breeze and won a thousand peaks of green color”。 After the decline in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty， the Yue Kiln represented by silongkou reappeared its former glory in the early Southern Song Dynasty。 In addition to the traditional Yue celadon， the silongkou kiln site also fired the moon white and sky blue glazed porcelains。 The glaze was moist， implicit and semi opaque。 The shape， glaze color and firing process of this kind of porcelain are similar to those of Ru kiln Royal Porcelain in the late Northern Song Dynasty。 There are sacrificial utensils， furnishings and household utensils。 The quality of these porcelains was excellent in Yue Kiln at that time and even in the whole country。 Obviously， they are not ordinary civil porcelain， especially the sacrificial utensils。 It is obvious that the appearance of this kind of porcelain is not the same as that of the inscription on the outer surface of the casket。 With the establishment of Guan kiln in Lin’an by the Southern Song Dynasty， Yue Kiln also completed its historical mission。
The reason why Yue Kiln porcelain is famous in the world is that it not only has jade like glaze and ice like glaze， but also has superb modeling， exquisite sculptures and numerous utensils。 It is loved and valued by people at home and abroad。 Since the creation of mature porcelain in the Eastern Han Dynasty， Yue Kiln porcelain has flourished in the Three Kingdoms， the two Jin Dynasties， the southern and Northern Dynasties， the Sui Dynasty， and the Tang and Song dynasties。 In the Tang and Song Dynasties， a huge porcelain making system has been formed。 In the period of the king of antiques， the official kiln “secret color kiln” was specially set up。 The secret color kiln was developed on the basis of the folk kiln， It is known as the best of celadon， which is cherished by the world。 To promote the development of Yue porcelain， not only the domestic demand increased， but also a large number of Yue porcelain exported abroad。 Among the pottery unearthed from all over the world， Yue Kiln can be the first。 Yue celadon has made outstanding contributions to world civilization。