Thus, starting from the south and following the coast line, we come first to the potteries which supplied Pak–hoi and Canton, and we may assume that Hongkong and Kowloon would be supplied from the neighbourhood of Canton. These have already been discussed, and we can pass on to Swatow, which would draw supplies from the Ch´ao–chou Fu potteries. This neighbourhood furnished an exhibit to the Paris Exhibition of 1878, consisting of "tea jars, tobacco jars, braziers and pots, lamps, tiles, flower pots, fruit jars, spoons, vases of various sorts, figures, dishes, cups and saucers, and spittoons."
PLATE 52
Wine Jar with Cover and Stand. Fine stoneware with ornament in relief glazed green and yellow in a deep violet blue ground. Four–clawed dragons ascending and descending among cloud–scrolls in pursuit of flaming pearls; band of sea–waves below and formal borders including a ju–i pattern on the shoulder. Cover with foliate edges and jewel pattern, surmounted by a seated figure of Shou Lao, God of Longevity. About 1500 A. D.
Height 22 1/2 inches. Grandidier Collection, Louvre.
At the same exhibition, Amoy, to which we come next, was represented by "dishes, rice bowls, wine cups, saucers and spoons, preserve jars, wine bottles, etc., in common porcelain," besides tiles of various kinds, which implies the manufacture of pottery as well. These wares, we are informed in the catalogue, are largely exported to Saigon, Siam, Manilla, etc.; a statement confirmed by the Chinese Commercial Guide,[410] which adds India, the Archipelago, and the southern provinces. This is interesting in view of the quantities of coarse china, blue and white[411] and coloured, which is brought from these parts by collectors who take its crude appearance as evidence of age. The factories are located at Pa–kwoh, a village near Shih–ma, which lies between Amoy and Chang–chou Fu. Tung–an Hsien in the same neighbourhood is also named as a pottery centre.
There are several important factories within easy reach of Shanghai. Those at Yi–hsing have been discussed at some length, but there is another large centre of the industry on the east side of the Lake T´ai–hu opposite to Yi–hsing. This is Su Chou
