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CHAPTER 6 A New Context of Porcelain Trade 1760-1770
were carefully designed and painted, as the details were delivered exquisitely. The
two entrances of the street are marked: China Street (jing yuan, 靜遠, with characters
in traditional Chinese form) and Hog Lane (dou lan, 豆欄).
The establishment of Co-Hong and the reform of the shopping streets in 1760
resulted in a new situation that boosted the porcelain trade in the following period, as
evident in next section.
Figure 6-2 A Hong Bowl and its details of the entrances of two streets, c. 1770.
Diameter: 40cm.
Photo Courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
6.5. New Situation
The changes in trade in the 1750s resulted in a new situation for the porcelain trade.
Firstly, as trading tea became officially legal with co-operation with Hong merchants,
some porcelain dealers reoriented themselves to a different trade. As mentioned,
outside merchants and shopkeepers were entitled with Hong to trade. Under the legal
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