西夏褐釉剔花扁壶是西夏党项族独创的瓷器品类，是游牧生活需求与中原制瓷技术结合的典型产物。器身呈扁圆形，两侧设有桥形系耳，方便穿绳背负或拴挂于马背上，高度适配党项民族逐水草而居的迁徙生活。器物表面采用剔刻工艺：先通体施褐釉，再沿纹样轮廓剔去多余釉层，露出米黄色胎体形成色彩对比，纹饰以牡丹、卷草为主，刀法粗犷有力，风格质朴豪放，充满浓郁的草原民族气息。西夏瓷存世总量远少于中原各窑口，完整的剔花扁壶属于陶瓷收藏中的稀缺品种。
The brown-glaze incised flat pot of the Western Xia Dynasty is a unique porcelain category created by the Tangut people of the Western Xia, and a typical product combining nomadic living needs and Central Plains porcelain-making technology. The vessel has a flat round body with bridge-shaped lugs on both sides, which is convenient for tying ropes to carry on the back or fasten on horseback, perfectly adapting to the migratory life of the Tangut people who moved with water and grass. The surface of the vessel adopts an incising technique: brown glaze is applied all over first, then the excess glaze is carved off along the pattern outline, exposing the beige clay body to form color contrast. The patterns are mainly peonies and scrolling grasses, with bold and powerful carving strokes, simple and bold style, full of rich prairie ethnic charm. The total surviving quantity of Western Xia porcelain is far less than that of various Central Plains kilns, and complete incised flat pots are scarce items in ceramic collections.
这类扁壶不只是单纯的盛水器具，更是西夏民族文化与手工业水平的直观载体。党项人在习得中原制瓷技术后，并未照搬汉式器物的形制，而是基于自身的生活场景重构了器型与装饰逻辑，把游牧民族的实用需求与审美偏好注入到瓷器制作中。它既是宋夏时期民族文化交流的物证，也是研究西夏社会日常、经济技术与审美取向的核心实物资料。
This type of flat pot is more than a simple water container; it is an intuitive carrier of Western Xia ethnic culture and handicraft level. After learning the Central Plains porcelain-making technology, the Tangut people did not copy the shapes of Han-style vessels. Instead, they reconstructed the vessel shape and decorative logic based on their own living scenarios, injecting the practical needs and aesthetic preferences of nomadic peoples into porcelain production. It is not only physical evidence of ethnic cultural exchanges during the Song and Western Xia periods, but also core physical material for studying the daily life, economy, technology and aesthetic orientation of Western Xia society.