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Fig. 9.14 Blue and white Dehua dish from Nagasaki

Blue and white Jingdezhen landscape cups with handles were excavated from
1780 cultural layer (Fig. 9.15). These were exported to Europe in large quantity
together with saucers. However, in Tojin-yashiki there are no saucers that are found
with these cups. Therefore, it is most likely that the Chinese sold these cups without
saucers in Nagasaki. This type of cup is not commonly found in Mexico.
By analyzing part of the excavated ceramics from Nagasaki, especially from
Kozencho and Tojin-yashiki, Kozencho have some speci!c types of ceramics
imported from the Zhangzhou Kilns and hence can be considered that Nagasaki was
strongly linked with Fujian. This was not the case in Manila Galleon Trade in the
late 16th century to the !rst half of the 17th century. Most types that are found in
Zócalo area are of Jingdezhen production (Miyata 2017a, b).
From Tojin-yashiki, which was constructed in 1689, many Jingdezhen wares
were found though Fujian wares especially Dehua wares were also quite abundant.
Most of the Fujian wares match with those excavated from Zócalo area. This means
that Fujianese merchants were not aiming at speci!c market but were selling
whatever the Kiln produced. It was probably the same in the case of Jingdezhen.
Only one exception, the difference between tea and coffee cups and chocolate cups
can be distinguished. From Nagasaki, no chocolate cups were found. Instead, many
tea cups or coffee cups with handles were found. Chocolate cups were exclusively
produced for Latin American market and the Chinese knew the usage as well.