Page 7 - Chinese and Asian Ceramics from an Indonesian Collection

The Bau-Malay pottery tradition 75
SOUTH EAST ASIAN NEOLITHIC POTTERY (3RD–MID-1ST MILLENNIUM BC) 76
SOUTH EAST ASIAN EARLY TO MID-METAL AGE POTTERY (MID-1ST MILLENNIUM BC TO 7TH CENTURY AD) 76
Philippines Kelanay 79
Funan 81
Central Vietnam 82
THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (7th–15th century) 83
EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD (7th–9th century) 83
Dvaravati style pottery 83
MIDDLE TO LATE-CLASSICAL PERIOD (10th–15th century) 84
Sumatra 84
Javan Majapahit pottery 85
Central Thailand pottery 87
Lower Central Thailand pottery 89
Peninsular Thailand pottery 90
The Satingpra pottery Production Site-Complex 90
Incised-lace decorated wares 94
Vajra wares 98
Characteristics 98
Origin and period of ‘Vajra’ wares 99
China 100
India 100
MODERN PERIOD (16th century to Present) 101
Sumatran pottery 101
‘Lampung wares’ 103
Kendis 103
Other forms 106
Miniatures and figurines 106
Banten earthenware 110
Figurines of unknown origin 111
Other earthenware pottery 112

CHAPTER 6. GLAZED AND UNGLAZED STORAGE VESSELS IN THE MUSI RIVER 113
CHINESE JARS 113
Tang Dynasty 113
Song and Yuan Dynasty 113
Ming Dynasty 118
Qing Dynasty and modern 122
NON-CHINESE JARS 122
Thailand 122
North Vietnam 124
Central Vietnam (Cham) 124
Burma 125
Amphora 128
Indonesia 128
RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF STORAGE VESSELS BY MUSI RIVER SITE 128

CHAPTER 7. SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS 129
TRADE ALONG THE MUSI PRIOR TO SRIWIJAYA 129
CERAMICS FOUND IN THE MUSI RIVER 129
Glazed Wares 129
Chinese 129
North Vietnam 131
Cham 131
Thai 131
Burma & Khmer 131
Middle East 131
German 131
Unglazed Earthenware & Stoneware 131
Philippines 131
Pre Tang 131
Oc Eo style 131
Central Thailand 132
Peninsula Thailand 132
‘Vajra ware’. 132

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