“China”一词是中国的英文译名,它还有另外一个意思——瓷器。在英国大英博物馆有三尊陶瓷造像,摆放在东方馆中国展厅入口最显著的位置上,似乎也暗合中华与瓷器密不可分。这三尊瓷造像粗略看上去像一组:都是三彩造像,高度在1米到1米2。细看不难发现他们所塑造的形象属于不同的宗教信仰。最左边的是道教的元始天尊,另外两尊却是佛教偶像,中间的是 “China ” is the Chinese translation of the English name, it has another meaning - porcelain. In the British Museum of the United Kingdom has three ceramic statues, placed in the Eastern Hall of China Pavilion entrance the most significant position, it seems also coincides with China and porcelain are inseparable. These three porcelain statues sketch roughly like a group: all three statues, with a height of 1 to 1 meter 2. It is not hard to see that the image they create belongs to different religious beliefs. The far left is Taoist Yuan Shi Tianzun, the other two are Buddhist idols, the middle is