The provenance of export porcelain from the Nan'ao One shipwreck in the South China Sea

Zhu, Jian; Ma, Hongjiao; Li, Naisheng; Henderson, Julian; Glascock, Michael

Abstract

A compositional study employing neutron activation analysis was performed on eleven fragments of Ming dynasty blue-and-white export porcelain recovered from the Nan’ao One shipwreck and 64 samples from three kiln sources. Examination of the compositional data was successful in determining the provenance of the porcelain fragments from the shipwreck. The results indicate that the blue-and-white export porcelain recovered from the Nan’ao One came from two sources: the Jingdezhen and Zhangzhou kilns.

Citation

Zhu, J., Ma, H., Li, N., Henderson, J., & Glascock, M. (2016). The provenance of export porcelain from the Nan'ao One shipwreck in the South China Sea. Antiquity, 90(351), 798-808. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2016.67

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 16, 2015
• Online Publication Date: May 17, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Deposit Date: Jul 25, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 25, 2016
• Journal: Antiquity
• Print ISSN: 0003-598X
• Electronic ISSN: 1745-1744
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 90
• Issue: 351
• Pages: 798-808
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2016.67
• Keywords: China, Ming Dynasty, Shipwreck, Porcelain, International Trade
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/789820
• Publisher URL: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10325421&fileId=S0003598X16000673
• Contract Date: Jul 25, 2016