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Fig. 14.15 Chinese porcelain shards collected from archaeological work at San Blas
Fig. 14.16 Chinese porcelain
shards collected from
archaeological work at San
Blas
17. A mouth of a celadon bottle. The inside of the mouth is painted brown. It was
probably produced in an oven in southern China in the 18th century
(Fig. 14.17).
14.3 Conclusion
Most of the porcelains found in San Blas are from the 1740s to 1780s and !ts
perfectly with the duration of the Maritime Department. 113 pieces are clearly from
Jingdezhen, 16 pieces are from Zhangzhou and 2 from Dehua. This percentage
between Jingdezhen and Zhangzhou is not so surprising when we look at the
