Tang, Hui (2017) 'The colours of each piece' : production and consumption of Chinese enamelled porcelain, c.1728-c.1780. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The innovation of enamels and enamel painting techniques on porcelain during the 1720s marked the establishment of a new type of porcelain product which soon played a significant role in Chinese porcelain consumption, both domestically and globally. Yet, the impact of this innovation on production and consumption has rarely been studied. This thesis addresses this gap by offering a historical perspective on eighteenth century Chinese enamelled porcelain, its production and consumption, both in domestic and export markets.

It is demonstrated that both the Qing court and the local manufactures responded actively to new technological developments. Following the discussion on how the court and local manufactures interacted and the technology was transferred, my thesis continues to demonstrate the impact of technological innovation on the domestic and export markets. It has shown in domestic market, enamelled porcelain was not only consumed by the imperial court, as current scholarship assumed, rather it had reached a wider set of consumers. In terms of export porcelain trade, my detailed examinations and analyses of the English East India Company Records demonstrate that enamelled porcelain played significant roles over different periods.

Overall, this research contributes to knowledge about enamelled porcelain consumption in eighteenth-century China and beyond, and also sheds light on the study of Chinese porcelain and the Chinese porcelain trade. The discussion on the enamelled porcelain trade between China and the English East India Company during the eighteenth century provides a detailed insight into how the Chinese porcelain trade developed and changed over time.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Porcelain -- China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912, Enamel and enameling -- China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912, China trade porcelain -- History, China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912, China -- Commerce -- History
Official Date:	March 2017
Dates:	Date Event March 2017 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of History
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Gerritsen, Anne
Sponsors:	University of Warwick. Department of History ; China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	xiii, 350 leaves : illustrations, maps, charts
Language:	eng

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