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Fig. 9.5 Blue and white
Zhangzhou large Kraak dish
from Nagasaki

Fig. 9.6 Blue and white
Zhangzhou large plate from
Nagasaki

Another blue and white Zhangzhou large plate was decorated with pagoda
motifs. These examples of large plates mean that Kozencho area was a residential
area of rich merchants (Fig. 9.7).
Blue and white Jingdezhen kraak ware plate (Fig. 9.8) is a kind of typical kraak
porcelains which can be seen in many consumption sites such as Manila, Mexico,
and Amsterdam.
As can be seen from the large Zhangzhou plates, Japan was a speci!c market for
the Chinese merchants. However, there are some common needs such as the
landscape design plates which are found in many other consumption sites together
with kraak large plates. As can be seen from the excavated ceramics, Nagasaki was
strongly related to Fujian, which is very convincing considering that Suetsugu
Kozen went to Xiamen. Chinese merchants who went to sell goods in the