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Fig. 14.13 Chinese porcelain
shards collected from
archaeological work at San
Blas

have been a straight raised bowl produced in Zhangzhou or Guangdong. It was
produced at the end of the 17th century until the 18th century and the same
drawing appears in many forms such as ginger jars (Fig. 14.14)
15. Plate piece of blue and white. Along with this piece, we found a bottle and lids
with Western motifs that fall in the middle of the 18th century until the
beginning of the 19th century. They are dishes with designs with blue, red and
gold. There are three handles discovered in San Blas and are a few parts of
small cups for tea or coffee (Fig. 14.15)
16. A fragment painted in red, a part of a bowl dating from the end of the 18th
century to the 19th century. This pigment of red is called “Bull blood” and
appears among imperial pieces during the Qing Dynasty. However, not all
pieces with red color mean they are imperials pieces but it is undoubtedly an
extraordinary piece of export porcelain (Fig. 14.16)

Fig. 14.14 Chinese porcelain
shards collected from
archaeological work at San
Blas