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Tracing the Origin of Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Ordered for the Portuguese Market During the Ming Dynasty Using INAA
Journal of Archaeological Science 40 (2013) 3046e3057 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Archaeological Science journal homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jas Tracing the origin of blue and white Chinese Porcelain ordered for the Portuguese market during the Ming dynasty using INAA M. Isabel Dias a,*, M. Isabel Prudêncio a, M.A. Pinto De Matos b, A. Luisa Rodrigues a a Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear/Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, EN 10 (Km 139,7), 2686-953 Sacavém, Portugal b Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Rua da Madre de Deus no 4, 1900-312 Lisboa, Portugal article info abstract Article history: The existing documentary history of Chinese porcelain ordered for the Portuguese market (mainly Ming Received 21 March 2012 dynasty.) is reasonably advanced; nevertheless detailed laboratory analyses able to reveal new aspects Received in revised form like the number and/or diversity of producing centers involved in the trade with Portugal are lacking. 26 February 2013 In this work, the chemical characterization of porcelain fragments collected during recent archaeo- Accepted 3 March 2013 logical excavations from Portugal (Lisbon and Coimbra) was done for provenance issues: identification/ differentiation of Chinese porcelain kilns used. Chemical analysis was performed by instrumental Keywords: neutron activation analysis (INAA) using the Portuguese Research Reactor. Core samples were taken from Ancient Chinese porcelain for Portuguese market the ceramic body avoiding contamination form the surface layers constituents. The results obtained so INAA far point to: (1) the existence of three main chemical-based clusters; and (2) a general attribution of the Chemical composition porcelains studied to southern China kilns; (3) a few samples are specifically attributed to Jingdezhen Ming dynasty and Zhangzhou kiln sites. -
Ceramics Monthly Jun90 Cei069
William C. Hunt........................................Editor Ruth C. Buder.......................... Associate Editor Robert L. Creager........................... Art Director Kim Schomburg....................Editorial Assistant Mary Rushley................... Circulation Manager Mary E. Beaver.................Circulation Assistant Jayne Lx>hr.......................Circulation Assistant Connie Belcher.................Advertising Manager Spencer L. Davis.................................Publisher Editorial, Advertising and Circulation Offices 1609 Northwest Boulevard Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio43212 (614) 488-8236 FAX (614) 488-4561 Ceramics Monthly (ISSN 0009-0328) is pub lished monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc., 1609 North west Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212. Second Class postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. Subscription Rates: One year $20, two years $36, three years $50. Add $8 per year for subscriptions outside the U.S.A. Change of Address: Please give us four weeks advance notice. Send both the magazine address label and your new ad dress to: Ceramics Monthly, Circulation Of fices, Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Contributors: Manuscripts, photographs, color separations, color transparencies (including 35mm slides), graphic illustra tions, announcements and news releases about ceramics are welcome and will be considered for publication. A booklet de scribing standards and procedures for the preparation and submission of a manu script is available upon request. Mail sub missions to: The Editor, Ceramics Monthly, Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Infor mation may also be sent by fax: (614) 488- 4561; or submitted on 3.5-inch microdisk- ettes readable with an Apple Macintosh™ computer system. Indexing: An index of each year’s articles appears in the December issue. Addition ally, articles in each issue ofCeramics Monthly are indexed in the Art Index; on-line (com puter) indexing is available through Wilson- line, 950 University Avenue, Bronx, New York 10452. -
Empire of Tea
Empire of Tea Empire of Tea The Asian Leaf that Conquered the Wor ld Markman Ellis, Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger reaktion books For Ceri, Bey, Chelle Published by Reaktion Books Ltd 33 Great Sutton Street London ec1v 0dx, uk www.reaktionbooks.co.uk First published 2015 Copyright © Markman Ellis, Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger 2015 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers Printed and bound in China by 1010 Printing International Ltd A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library isbn 978 1 78023 440 3 Contents Introduction 7 one: Early European Encounters with Tea 14 two: Establishing the Taste for Tea in Britain 31 three: The Tea Trade with China 53 four: The Elevation of Tea 73 five: The Natural Philosophy of Tea 93 six: The Market for Tea in Britain 115 seven: The British Way of Tea 139 eight: Smuggling and Taxation 161 nine: The Democratization of Tea Drinking 179 ten: Tea in the Politics of Empire 202 eleven: The National Drink of Victorian Britain 221 twelve: Twentieth-century Tea 247 Epilogue: Global Tea 267 References 277 Bibliography 307 Acknowledgements 315 Photo Acknowledgements 317 Index 319 ‘A Sort of Tea from China’, c. 1700, a material survival of Britain’s encounter with tea in the late seventeenth century. e specimen was acquired by James Cuninghame, a physician and ship’s surgeon who visited Amoy (Xiamen) in 1698–9 and Chusan (Zhoushan) in 1700–1703. -
Seattle 2015
Peripheries and Boundaries SEATTLE 2015 48th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology January 6-11, 2015 Seattle, Washington CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS (Our conference logo, "Peripheries and Boundaries," by Coast Salish artist lessLIE) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 01 – Symposium Abstracts Page 13 – General Sessions Page 16 – Forum/Panel Abstracts Page 24 – Paper and Poster Abstracts (All listings include room and session time information) SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACTS [SYM-01] The Multicultural Caribbean and Its Overlooked Histories Chairs: Shea Henry (Simon Fraser University), Alexis K Ohman (College of William and Mary) Discussants: Krysta Ryzewski (Wayne State University) Many recent historical archaeological investigations in the Caribbean have explored the peoples and cultures that have been largely overlooked. The historical era of the Caribbean has seen the decline and introduction of various different and opposing cultures. Because of this, the cultural landscape of the Caribbean today is one of the most diverse in the world. However, some of these cultures have been more extensively explored archaeologically than others. A few of the areas of study that have begun to receive more attention in recent years are contact era interaction, indentured labor populations, historical environment and landscape, re-excavation of colonial sites with new discoveries and interpretations, and other aspects of daily life in the colonial Caribbean. This symposium seeks to explore new areas of overlooked peoples, cultures, and activities that have -
Newsletter Mar 06
Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum Newsletter Editors : Roxanna M. Brown Volume III Number 2 March-April 2006 Pariwat Thammapreechakorn Reporters : Chu Dau Ceramic Factory Ang Choulean, Ann Proctor, Augustine Vinh, owned by the Hanoi Trade Berenice Bellina, Bonnie Chu Dau village, about 60 Corporation and employs Baskin, Chang Kuang-Jen, kms east of Hanoi, is located several hundred workers, Chhay Visoth, David Rehfuss, Dawn Rooney, Eusebio Dizon, i n a c o un ty that is still called including traditional potters Gary Hill, Guo Li, Heidi Tan, ‘Nam Sach’ — the same who were brought from Ian Glover, Jennifer Rodrigo, name as shown in Chinese- around the province. At pre- Louise Cort, Marie-France derived Vietnamese chu nom sent the factory exports Dupoizat, Melody Rod-ari, Mohd. Sherman bin Sauffi, characters on old 15th- mainly to Spain and Japan. Pamela Gutman, Peter Burns, century maps of Vietnam and Philippe Colomban, Rasmi on the famous Vietnamese Shoocongdej, Rita Tan, Sayan bottle-vase of the Topkapi Praicharnjit, Sten Sjostrand, S a r ay i Mu seum. Besides a Timothy Rebbeck, Walter Photos show (clockwise from upper Kassela, Zheng Jin Le place name, the vase inscrip- right) Entrance to the factory sales- tion also includes a reign room. Copies of antique wares, in- date equivalent to AD 1450. cluding a finished example of the Old kiln sites were discov- vase being decorated at lower left. Museum staff : Hanoi ceramics specialist Augustine ered at Chu Dau in the late Vinh beside a vase that he auto- Burin Singtoaj 1980s. graphed on a previous visit. The The modern factory was factory’s main kiln. -
Auction Results SA240421 Saturday, 24 April 2021
Auction Results SA240421 Saturday, 24 April 2021 Lot No Description 2 A Victorian blue and white transfer meat plate liner printed with dog rose border to/w various other ceramics, including Royal £25.00 Worcester Astley coffee service, jasper ware, Japanese eggshell coffee service etc (box) 4 Two cut-glass ring-neck decanters and stoppers to/w three claret jugs with ep tops and give various other decanters (box) £70.00 5 Studio glass lustrous vase, signed Siddy Langley 1997 to/w an Imari cache-pot, Victorian china fruit dishes with matching £85.00 sauce tureens, Denby fruit bowl etc (box) 6 Two boxed Bilston enamel Easter eggs to/w two patch-boxes and two Halcyon Days boxes, lot also includes Victorian £65.00 rosewood tea caddy, coach lamp and eight various pewter mugs (box) 8 A Victorian Shelley blue and white cylindrical vase printed with dragons to/w various collectables including silver oddments, £40.00 Pathescope Ace projector, three Decca Toytown gramophone records, candles etc (box) 9 AnA Clarice 18th century Cliff honey-glazed style enamel dinner box with service hinged with cover, green painted banded with decoration, courting couples37 pieces in includingArcadian tureenssettings, and 9.5 cover cm wide to/w a £40.00 10 (possibly) Capodimonte box with painted interior to lid depicting 18th century family scene, Royal Doulton terrier cleaning £110.00 plate HN1158, Karl Ens owl, Dresden floral-painted heart-shaped pin-dish and an advertising jug for Worthingtons beer 11 A PottschapelMeakin pottery (Dresden) 'Nordic' Carlpattern -
The Sunday Times
OCUS F 17.05.15 Psaros’s KPS has restored theprestige of the Waterford Wedgwood brands and earned an estimated €350m profit from their sale CRYSTAL AMAZEMENT solicit potential investors and buyers. The still manufactured in Ireland. It was marketing and sales. for making orange-handled scissors, and bank contacted 182 potential investors. beyond saving. Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton was one of the rst companies in Europe Only two, KPS and Golden Gate Capital, It was a very different story for the and Royal Albert operated as four to make microwave ovens. WaterfordWedgwood wasawhite elephant progressed past the preliminary stage. brand. “One of the things that people separate businesses, each with their own It started looking seriously at Golden Gate said it would be willing to said was that nobody was buying crystal marketing and distribution functions. diversi cation to high- end consumer thatbrokeabillionaire but, six yearson invest only if Waterford Wedgwood were or ceramics any more,” he said. “That There were too many warehouses, products just eight years ago, buying put into an insolvency process. Deloitte was wrong. These were four global iconic and warehouses in the wrong places. Littala, a Finnish homeware designer. was appointed receiver in January 2009. brands that sold in 80 countries.” Villemejane closed unpro table shops.“ It added ceramics companies Rorstrand from receivership, its china crisis has been The receiver obtained 78 expressions Early in the due diligence, KPS There was quadruple redundancy, if such and Royal Copenhagen in 2010 and of interest and hired JM Cazenove to run retained Pierre de Villemejane, a former a term can exist,” he said. -
EX090811 Sale
For Sale by Auction to be held at St Edmund’s Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter 01392 413100 TUESDAY 9th August 2011 Watches and Jewellery Silver Ceramics and Glass Works of Art and Collectables Pictures yeer and Furniture SALE REFERENCE EX30 Sale Commences at 10.00am Catalogues £1.50 On View: Order of Sale: Saturday 6th August Watches and Jewellery Lots 1-188 Silver Lots 250-455 9.00am to 12 noon Monday 8th August Ceramics and Glass Lots 456-570 9:00.am to 7.00pm Works of Art Lots 571-680 & Morning of Sale Pictures Lot 681-708 Furniture Lots 716-810 Tuesday 9th August 2011 Sale commences at 10am WATCHES AND JEWELLERY 1. Rotary. A lady's 9ct gold wristwatch, a 1/10th Krugerand pendant on chain, a circular locket on chain, a curb-link bracelet, a gem-set pendant on chain, a diamond mounted three-stone ring, a diamond mounted two-stone crossover ring, various jewellery and costume jewellery. £440-480 2. A cultured pearl single-string necklace, a cultured pearl two-string necklace, an oval shell cameo brooch, two gold necklaces, two wristwatches and a small group of brooches and earrings. £140-180 3. A cultured pearl single-string necklace, a coral fragment necklace, a coral bead necklace, a lady's stainless steel 'Movado' wristwatch, a large unmounted smoky quartz, 40mm wide and a quantity of silver and costume jewellery contained in a purple leather jewellery case and green and tan 'Antler' vanity case. 4. A Ruskin pottery panel mounted round brooch, two cigarette holders and a quantity of various costume jewellery. -
Bing & Grøndahl Royal Copenhagen Georg Jensen Holmegaard
Royal Copenhagen Mill Price Suggested Retail Christmas Plate 2020 ...................$96.00............ $120.00 Christmas Drop 2020 ..................$48.00.............. $72.00 Annual Figurine 2020 Owl ............$96.00............ $120.00 Annual Santa 2020 .......................$72.00.............. $90.00 Annual Christmas Tree 2020 .......$72.00.............. $90.00 Annual Plaquette 2020 .................$24.00.............. $30.00 Dear Friends of the Danish Windmill, Christmas Bell 2020 .....................$96.00............ $120.00 Annual Ornament 2020 Pinecone .........................................$72.00.............. $90.00 Oluf August Hermansen was a Danish 19th Century painter who was born in 1849— Bing & Grøndahl just one year after our Mill was built in Christmas Plate 2020 ...................$96.00............ $120.00 Nørre Snede. Christmas Drop 2020....................$48.00.............. $60.00 Mother's Day Plate 2020 ..............$72.00.............. $90.00 His painting of the three nisses and their Children's Day Plate 2020 ............$60.00.............. $75.00 cat sleeping up in the windmill after Christmas Bell 2020 .....................$96.00............ $120.00 enjoying a bowl of rice pudding the farmer put out, reminds us of the Danish Christmas traditions we love. It’s been a challenging year for the world. That’s why it’s especially important this Visit our website to see the full assortment of annual season to take comfort in simple collectibles, dinnerware and back-issue plates available to pleasures like hanging paper cones, complete your collection! Some items are special order. baking Christmas cookies, making Advent calendars, decorating the Christmas tree and enjoying time with family and friends in front of a crackling fire—even if it’s virtual (thanks to technology)! This Christmas catalog is a “hygge- inspired” collection which represents the genuine coziness and hygge of the Danish Christmas time, just as we know it, so you can create it in your own home. -
AMERICAN Ceramic Circle
AMERICAN Ceramic Circle SPRING NEWSLETTER 2016 The American Ceramic Circle (ACC) was founded in 1970 as a non-profit educational organization committed to the study and appreciation of ceramics. Its purpose is to promote scholarship and research in the history, use, and preservation of ceramics of all kinds, periods, and origins. The current active membership of approximately five hundred is composed of museum professionals, collectors, institutions, and a limited number of dealers in ceramics. Member interest is focused on post-Medieval pottery and porcelain of Europe, Asian ceramics of all periods, and ceramics made, used, or owned in North America. The ACC is chartered in the State of Maine as a 501 (c) 3 Corporation and is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Thank you for all your contributions to this edition of the Newsletter. A special thanks to Beth Wees who provided additional editorial assistance. Please continue to send any news you would like to share with the ACC membership to David Conradsen, [email protected] and Adrienne Spinozzi, [email protected] AMERICAN Ceramic Circle SPRING NEWSLETTER 2016 2016 OFFICERS Donna Corbin Chairman Anne Forschler-Tarrasch CONTENTS President Adrienne Spinozzi LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 Vice President Margaret Zimmermann 2016 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 5 Secretary M. L. Coolidge GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 6 Treasurer Suzanne Findlen Hood BOOK AWARD 7 Administrator Anne Forschler-Tarrasch CERAMIC NOTES AND RESEARCH 8 Symposium Chair Elizabeth Williams EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATION S 12 Grants Chair Dorothy Cobb CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, AND LECTURES 20 Development Chair Barbara Veith ANNOUNCEMENTS 23 Events Chair Vanessa Sigalas NEW ACQUISITIONS 28 Journal Editor David Conradsen, Adrienne Spinozzi UPCOMING AUCTIONS AND FAIRS 35 Newsletter Editors Amy Dehan ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES 36 Book Award Chair Angelika Kuettner NEW MEMBERS AND 2015 CONTRIBUTORS 37 Website Coordinator Barbara McRitchie Archivist John Austin, Alice Cooney Cover Image: Detail, Pair of Covered Jars, ca. -
Bodil Manz CV
Bodil Manz Born 1943, Copenhagen, Denmark Education 1961–1965 Arts and Crafts School, Copenhagen 1966 Escuela de Diseño y Artesanias, Mexico City, Mexico Art Department, Berkeley University, California Awards 2006 The 4th World Ceramic Biennial, Korea, Grand Prize 2005 The 3rd World Ceramic Biennial, Korea, Honourable mention The 7th International Ceramic Competition, Mino, Japan, Honourable mention 2003 Knud V. Engelhardt’s Memorial Grant The 2nd World Ceramic Biennial, Korea, Jury’s prize Bavarian State Prize, Germany 2002 Artist of the Year, West Zeeland, Denmark 2001-2 Anna Klindt Soerensen’s 2 years grant, 2001 The 6th International Ceramic Competition, Mino, Japan, Honourable mention The 1st World Ceramic Biennial, Korea, Special prize The Thorval Bindesboell Medal 2000 C.L. David’s Fund Carl Jacobsen’s Travel Grant, The New Carlsberg Foundation 1998 The Life Long Grant of the Danish Government The 5th International Ceramic Competition, Mino, Japan, Gold Medal 1997 Ellen and Knud Dahlhoff Larsen’s Foundation Merchant L.F. Foght’s Foundation Kutani International Decorative Ceramic Competition Award of Merit, Japan 5th World Triennial Exhibition of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Krapina prize 1994-5 The Danish Arts Foundation,3 year grant 1993 4th World Triennial Exhibition of Small Ceramics, Zagreb, Grand Prix Arts, Crafts and Design Council’s Annual prize Johan S. Kroeir’s Foundation Silversmith Kay Bojesen and Mrs. Erna Bojesen Memorial Grant 1985 Ole Haslund’s Artist Grant 1978 Ole Haslund’s Artist Grant 1972 The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, Jubilee Competition,2nd prize 1969 Den Permanente, Ceramic Competition, 1st prize The Cowi Foundation Handelsbanken Jubilee Grant 1968 The Danish National Bank’s Jubilee Foundation K.A. -
FINE EUROPEAN CERAMICS Wednesday 14 June 2017
FINE EUROPEAN CERAMICS Wednesday 14 June 2017 SPECIALIST AND AUCTION ENQUIRIES EUROPEAN CERAMICS Sebastian Kuhn Nette Megens Sophie von der Goltz FINE EUROPEAN CERAMICS Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 2pm New Bond Street, London VIEWING ENQUIRIES CUSTOMER SERVICES PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Sunday 11 June Nette Megens Monday to Friday 8.30am LOTS IN THIS AUCTION 11am - 3pm Head of Department to 6pm PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY Monday 12 June +44 (0) 20 7468 8348 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 REFERENCE IN THIS 9am - 4.30pm [email protected] CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL Tuesday 13 June Please see page 2 for bidder CONDITION OF ANY LOT IS FOR 9am - 4.30pm Sebastian Kuhn information including after-sale GENERAL GUIDANCE ONLY. +44 (0) 20 7468 8384 collection and shipment INTENDING BIDDERS MUST SALE NUMBER [email protected] SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO 24223 THE CONDITION OF ANY LOT Sophie von der Goltz AS SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 14 OF CATALOGUE +44 (0) 20 7468 8349 THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS [email protected] CONTAINED AT THE END OF £25.00 THIS CATALOGUE. International Director BIDS As a courtesy to intending +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 European Ceramics & Glass bidders, Bonhams will provide a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax John Sandon written indication of the physical To bid via the internet please +44 (0) 20 7468 8244 condition of lots in this sale if a visit bonhams.com [email protected] request is received up to 24 hours before the auction starts. This Please note that bids should be written Indication is issued submitted no later than 4pm on subject to Clause 3 of the Notice the day prior to the sale.