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Fig. 2.6 Zhanzhou Kiln wares from Nan’ao No. 1 Shipwreck

materials from shipwrecks sites in both sides of Paci!c reveal the history of
exportation of the products of Zhangzhou Kiln via Yuegang seaport and Spanish
Manila galleon.
The ceramic products of Zhanghou Kiln were also discovered at a series of
shipwrecks in South China Sea and Atlantic Ocean, showing the maritime trade
history related to Portuguese and Dutch navigation. A large number of blue and white
porcelains were salvaged from the shipwreck site of the Beijiao No. 3 ('" 3 ()
shipwreck in Xisha (!', Paracel) islands, including Jingdezhen products and
Zhangzhou wares (CUANMC 2006: 150–185). The majority of the cargo remains of
the Binh Thuan shipwreck (1608) in Vietnam consisted of blue and white porcelains
and over glazed enamel decorated porcelain of Zhangzhou Kiln (Flecker 2004).
A small number of Zhangzhou Kiln products were also identi!ed in some shipwreck
sites of VOC, such as the Witte Leeuw (1613) in Atlantic ocean (van der Pijl-Ketel
and Kist 1982).
The prosperity of Yuegang not only promoted the further export of Jingdezhen
porcelain, but also contributed to the rising and flourishing of ceramic industry of
Zhangzhou kiln. The exportation of Jingdezhen porcelains was mainly transported
through the seaports of Ningbo, Fuzhou and Guangzhou, while according to the