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Fig. 14.8 Chinese porcelain shards collected from archaeological work at San Blas

Fig. 14.9 Chinese porcelain
shards collected from
archaeological work at San
Blas

has a landscape. They are prototypes or perhaps, older than the type called
“willow pattern” in England in the 18th century. Some of these are earlier and
fall in the late 17th century to the middle of the 18th century (Fig. 14.10)
11. Chocolate cup with motives painted in red. The provenance of this type is from
Dehua, as can be seen from the paste and pigment. Dehua as a ceramics kiln
began to produce cups of chocolate in the eighteenth century (Fig. 14.11)
12. Spoon of blue and white, with a linear pattern. The dating of this spoon is from
the mid 18th century (1760–70s) and is similar to those found in large quantity
in the Chinese district of Nagasaki (Fig. 14.12)
13. A plate of blue and white with the stylized Chinese character !!" (meaning
“luck” or “congratulations”). Its stylized version is called in English “key
frets”. This type was produced in great quantity and can be found in many
excavations in Asia. From the paste and dark cobalt, it is possible that it was
produced in Zhangzhou (Fig. 14.13)
14. A bowl of blue and white, with motifs of houses and towers. The base is flat
and raised. This type was normally used as an inkwell and has a very narrow
mouth. However, this piece has a drawing of tassels inside. This piece would