The organization of Chinese ceramic production from the Tang to the Ming periods

Archaeological Evidence From Ceramic Workshops

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3919243
AutoresXiaohang Song (0009-0000-1884-2896, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, UK, autor correspondente), Ran Zhang (0000-0001-8483-2565, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, UK), Derek Kennet (0000-0002-4179-3516, Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, UK)
Ano2023
Volume55
Fascículo1
Páginas76-91
Data de publicação2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2024.2304327
OpenAlexW4391420204
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas14

This paper analyzes the plans and layouts of Chinese ceramic workshops from the Tang to Ming periods (seventh to seventeenth century AD) to understand how ceramic production was organized and how organization developed over time. Through the comparative examination of 254 workshops from 96 workshop sites, two workshop types have been defined based on the spatial arrangement of their production facilities. This paper argues that each workshop type reflects a different degree of labor specialization, and despite some regional differences, the organization of ceramic production developed in a consistent way across China

Archaeology · Ceramic · China · Economics · Geography · Metallurgy · Production (economics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Materials Science