Research On The Export Porcelain During The Song And Yuan Dynasties

During Song and Yuan Dynasties, the country's commercial economy was flourishing; the handicraft industry technology and scientific technology were greatly improved; and at the same time, the country took opening foreign trade policy. The degree of socio-economic development and the formulated overseas trade policy are two specific advantaged historical conditions for the development of Export Porcelain Kiln. Under such a historical background, country's export porcelain trades have enjoyed all-round development, which is the result of political, economic and social factors of Song and Yuan Dynasties. The porcelain vigorously developed in these two generations, which played an important role during the development history of Chinese ceramics, particularly the history of Chinese export ceramics. Especially, most porcelain products were used for export in the southeastern coastal areas of China. In order to comparatively analysis the information of political and economic development, export porcelain art features and its marketing between the Song and Yuan Dynasties, lots of historical documents and field research have been done. In conjunction with my own point, it finally summarizes the necessary conditions for Export Porcelain Kiln development and its characteristics.