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Fig. 9.10 Fujian and Yi Xing Kiln spoon from Nagasaki

used to eat liquid food such as soup. Spoons are also found from Mexico City.
These are not found in large quantity though they might have been used to eat soups
or serve salsa (sauce). The distribution of these ceramic spoons in Nagasaki is still a
mystery and needs to be further studied since they were not commonly used among
Japanese.
Blue and white Jingdezhen small bowl with Yongzhen reign mark (1725–1735)
on the bottom was collected from Nagasaki (Fig. 9.11). Dragon or a flying phoenix
is painted with pencil drawing technique. This type is not present from the Zócalo
site in Mexico. Small cups are one of the popular shapes found from Nagasaki.
Their usage may have been tea cups though it is unknown.
Blue and white Jingdezhen bowl with floral design (Fig. 9.12) is a large bowl
with chrysanthemum design on the interior and exterior. This same type can be
found from Templo Mayor site, Mexico City. It can be dated to 1730s. These are
frequently found from the Southeast Asian sites such as Banten site, Java where the
Dutch East Company had its storage place (Ohashi 2004).
Blue and white [Fan: !] letter or so called key frets motifs (Fig. 9.13) is very
common, and Jingdezhen products and Fujian products are distributed at the same
time. Dated to mid 18th century, these bowls are found from many sites in Asia as
well as in Mexico.
Blue and white Dehua dishes with flowers in a basket design have been collected
(Fig. 9.14). This type has same design and shape produced in Jingdezhen and
Dehua. Dehua pieces seem to be more common from this site. These were exca-
vated from mid 18th century cultural layer.