The Emporium of the World

The Emporium of the World

Author: Angela Schottenhammer

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-08-04

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 9004482938

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This volume, by offering a score of new insights derived from a wide variety of recent archaeological and textual sources, bring to life an important overseas trading port in Southeast Asia: Quanzhou. During the Song and Yuan dynasties active official and unofficial engagement in trade had formative effects on the development of the maritime trade of Quanzhou and its social and economic position both regionally and supraregionally. In the first part subjects such as the impact of the Song imperial clan and the local élites on these developments, the economic importance of metals, coins, paper money, and changes in the political economy, are amply discussed. The second part concentrates on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of archaeological data and materials, the investigation of commodities from China, their origins, distribution and final destinations, the use of foreign labour, and the particular role of South Thailand in trade connections, thus supplying the hard data underlying the main argument of the book.


Heaven and Earth Seen Within

Heaven and Earth Seen Within

Author: Lisa E. Rotondo-McCord

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780894940774

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A spectacular catalog of Song Dynasty ceramics in one of the most notable collections


Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road

Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road

Author: Adam T. Kessler

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-07-25

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 9004218599

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Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road disproves received opinion that pre-Ming blue and white dates to the Yuan (1279-1368 A.D.) and establishes the proper foundation for 21st century study of ancient Chinese porcelain.


The Circulation of Elite Longquan Celadon Ceramics from China to Japan

The Circulation of Elite Longquan Celadon Ceramics from China to Japan

Author: Meili Yang

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2018-07-31

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1782845968

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Chinese Longquan celadon, a type of green-glazed ceramic, is one of the most famous branded and trade products, particularly during the 13th and 14th centuries. Its archaeological and historical materials possess multiple attributes with plentiful cultural information. The objective of the present book is to vivify these materials and provide a broader perspective and additional methodologies to review and gain a new and more profound understanding of Longquan celadon. The first part of this book focuses on elite Longquan celadon in China's Southern Song (1127-1278) and Yuan (1271-1368) periods. The second part focuses on elite Longquan celadon products as imports in medieval Japan. These products played a crucial role in shaping medieval Japanese culture.


Chinese and South-East Asian White Ware Found in the Philippines

Chinese and South-East Asian White Ware Found in the Philippines

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 148

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For over a century ceramics have been found and collected from various sites in the Philippines. The presence and distribution of these wares throughout the archipelago testify to the country's strategic location on the ancient maritime trade route and to its interaction with its southern Chinese as well as Southeast Asian neighbors. Of particular interest has been the excavation of grave goods, remnants of the burial culture of the Filipinos before the arrival of the European colonizers. Among these are the much-prized white ware and qingbai ware from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces in China, as well as white ware of Thai and Vietnamese provenance. Published in connection with an exhibition presented by the Oriental Ceramic Society of the Philippines in Manila in March 1993, this book shows the bulk of the exhibition. comprised of the delicate blue-tinged white qingbai porcelain from Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province and produced in large numbers during the Southern Song period (A.D. 1127-1279). The exceptionally fine craftmanship and variety of shapes are amply illustrated in this book. Included are five previously unpublished papers by Rita C. Tan, Li Zhi-yan, Rosemary E. Scott, Allison I. Diem, and Roxanna M. Broun relating to the characteristics of white ware and to their excavation in the Philippines supplement the catalogue of illustrations.