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Figure 126. Celadon A Type 1. Figure 127. Celadon A Type 2. 0 mm 50 0 mm 50 on was the direct participation of the Chinese in the maritime trade in the South China Sea and beyond. With this there began to appear ceramics in substantial quantities in insular South- East Asia (Guy: 1980:14). Before this period Chinese ceramics found overseas were more a result of expatriate and intermittent traders rather than established trading networks. One aspect of the China trade was the tribute system from South-East Asian countries to the Chinese emperors. Handsome rewards were given to tribute bearers in return for their cooperation. Each of the South-East Asian powers offered this formal recognition in return for the privilege to trade and the local political advantage that accrued from being an ally of China. However: Ceramics do not appear as gifts to friendly governments at this time (circa 987 AD) and were not sufficiently highly regarded to warrant mention as a significant component of the trade (Guy, 1980:14). During the Song Dynasty a serious trade deficit developed as a result of the vast demand for goods from the Middle East and South-East Asia. Concerned at the outflow of copper coins the settlement of trade debts using this medium of exchange was banned and alternatives encourage. There was considerable stimulus for ceramic production in the coastal regions of southern China Also, it was the Song government that introduced the system of hiring craft people, and abolished the old system of using unpaid labourers to produce ceramics in the government workshops. Control over the personal liberty of the craft people was eased and this helped in the development of ceramic production and that of other trades and professions. Professional handicraft centres were established and even towns developed specifically to produce ceramic material. Cities prospered and tea drinking and tea-tasting contests became popular filtering down from the upper strata of the ruling class. The demand for pottery and porcelain vessels greatly increased. Song merchants traded in porcelain vessels on a much larger scale than the merchants of the Tang, or Five dynasties. Stone monuments were erected near quite a number of Song porcelain kilns and inscriptions record the activities of merchants engaged in transporting the ceramics to distant regions for sale. They were known as ‘porcelain merchants’. To advertise their ware certain workshops stamped their porcelain vessels with exclusive inscriptions. As noted an example of a bowl with a potters mark was recovered from Bai Jiao 1 (refer to Figure 29). Chau ju-kua in his Records on the Foreigners (circa 1225 AD) contains reference to both rough and fine porcelains and supports the thesis that ceramics of varying grades of quality were traded to the South-East Asian region. Their distribution reflects established trading patterns based on the taste and wealth of consumer markets (Guy, 1980:19). In the Song Dynasty porcelain production was spread through out different parts of the county. Various schools and distinctive styles appeared in different places depending on the characteristics of the raw materials and fuels, traditions in workmanship and the customs and habits of the region. It is considered that Chinese porcelain art had reached its zenith (Li Zhiyan & Cheng Wen, 1989:53–4). The effects of the Ming Ban and the rise of the Confucian anti-maritime party and the later interregnum (1435 –1465 AD) lead to the temporary cessation of the Chinese export of ceramics. While the Ming Ban was having serious effects on the overseas trade, the interregnum resulted in the closure of the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen causing a dramatic reduction in the production of ceramic material. The shortage created is suggested to have been a stimulus the export of Thai ceramic material in South-East Asia (Green & Harper, 1987:5). Information on the volume of trade in ceramics in the Song period is based more on the distribution in South-East Asia than on Chinese textual references. The vast quantities of green glazed utility wares produced in the ‘dragon’ kilns may suggest that the system of tribute already in operation opened up the path for private traders. An analysis of Chinese ceramic material from wreck sites in South-East Asia that can be used to determine the extent and nature of this trade is beyond the scope of this report and the reader is referred to Green & Harper (1987), & Guy (1980). bl a C k G l a z e d b o w l S The black glazed bowls are the predominant artefact of the Bai Jiao 1 site. The black glazed bowls are representative of the black bowls of Jian kilns of the Fujian Province although they are not of the same quality as those usually attributed to this kiln site. Examples that have direct provenance to the Jian kiln sites were highly valued in historic times and also have archaeological value today. Jian ware has been described: 81
Figure 128. Combing pattern on Celadon B ceramic shard. Figure 129. Stoneware jar in situ in grid square 2G6, prior to excavation (CHI/BJ1/92). Figure 130. Stoneware jar before cleaning (CHI/BJ1/O/69). 82 0 mm 50 0 mm 50 Figure 131. Illustration of stoneware jar.
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Maritime Archaeology in the People
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Section 1. Historical maritime trad
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Introduction Jeremy Green This repo
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Chapter 1. Chinese shipbuilding in
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