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Tang-Dynasty Export Ceramics
Porcelain produced on a large scale by Chinese kilns in the Tang dynasty and exported by sea and land, represented by Changsha, Xing, and Yue wares a…
Timeline
- 800–900Guangzhou port and South China Sea routes · GuangdongIn the late Tang, ceramics were shipped south from ports such as Guangzhou and Quanzhou to Southeast Asia and as far as the Persian Gulf and East African coast; Changsha underglaze painting and Yue celadon became leading exports, with shapes adjusted to Islamic market tastes.
- c. 826Waters off Belitung Island (Belen shipwreck) · IndonesiaArchaeological shipwrecks show a single vessel could carry tens of thousands of Tang ceramics, confirming that in the ninth century Chinese porcelain entered Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean trade sphere in bulk by sea, stimulating local imitation and learning of glazed-earthenware techniques.
Sources
- China's Porcelain Export in the Tang Dynasty: Archaeological Evidence from Shipwrecks — Regina Krahl (2004)
- The Cambridge History of China, Volume 3: Sui and T'ang China, 589–906 AD — Denis Twitchett (1979)