Lost At Sea: The Strange Route of the Lena Shoal Junk, hardcover with slipsleeve

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Lost At Sea: The Strange Route of the Lena Shoal Junk
The discovery of the Lena Shoal wreck northeast of Palawan in the Philippines in February 1997 shed valuable light on historical trading patterns in south-east Asia. The Lena Shoal junk carried a valuable cargo from China, Siam and Annam, some of which would have been destined for the distant ports of Hormuz and Aden, whilst other cargo would have been bartered for exotic products in the Muslim sultanates of the Philippine Islands, Borneo or Maluccas. High quality ceramics such as blue and white wares, ewers, boxes and inkstands, as well as metal ingots, copper utensils and cooking pots are among the more than 3,000 artifacts retrieved from the site. This book is a history and analysis of the 15th century wreck and its cargo (providing the typology of a Ming collection) and gives the background of Chinese trade at the time. It is one of the most important publications on trade ceramics of the Ming dynasty.
Contents:
The Wreck on the Lena Shoal by Franck Goddio
Maritime Trade in China during the Middle Ming Period by Peter Lam
Industrial Ceramics in China: Ceramics Production at Jingdezhen from the 10th to the 16th Century by Stacey Pierson
Traditions and Transitions: Chinese Ceramics at the end of the 15th Century by Monique Crick
Connoisseurship and Commerce by Rosemary Scott
Typology: Porcelains and Ceramics by Monique Crick
Other Artifacts by Franck Goddio
Lacquerware by Rosemary Scott
ISBN
1902699130
Format
Hardcover
Author
Franck Goddio, Monique Crick, Stacey Pierson & Rosemary E. Scott
Publisher
Periplus Publishing London; Slipcase edition (December 1, 2002)
Pages
300
Price Guide
None
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