Shipwreck Song Fujian temmoku bowl
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Description of Item A Shipwreck Song Temmoku bowl. The shipwreck is found in Tinghai Lianjiang in Fujian. Such bowls were exported in large quantities to Japan during the Song/Yuan Dynasty for Tea ceremony. Recent publication reports has enabled us to identify positively the item as product of Dongzhang kiln /Minhou kiln in Fujian province. Size : 10 cm (Dia.) Condition: Good condition with just very minor frittings on the rim. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON SHIPWRECK CERAMICS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA The earliest records of Chinese contact with the Southeast Asian region was during the Han Dynasty. Ancient Chinese porcelains, which are highly durable , bear testimony to the existence of the trade and cultural exchange. The Chinese traded them for spices, aromatic and other exotic products, such as kingfisher feather, rhinoceros horns and pearls and etc, from the region. In Southeast Asia Chinese porcelains were highly treasured and being kept as family heirlooms and used as funerary objects, many of which have been excavated and could be found in museums and private collections. The lucrative maritime trade had enabled many adventurous merchants to accumulate great wealth But it was also the cause of many human tragedies. For those who made the hazardous journeys, both merchants and sailors, they had to overcome storms, pirates and treacherous
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