“Nanhai I” carried brown glazed jars, known as “Kwangtung Jars”. Pictured is a brown glazed jar with four lugs and stamped characters “Jiu Deng” (wine jar) from the Nanhai kiln (Collection of the Guangdong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology). Fragments of similar pottery jars have also been discovered in Hong Kong, including a brown glazed jar fragment found in Sha Po Tsuen, Lamma Island, stamped with characters “Liang Zhai Jiu” (Liang’s house-brewed wine) from the Qishi kiln in Foshan (right image). (Collection of the AMO, Hong Kong).
“Nanhai I” carried brown glazed jars, known as “Kwangtung Jars”. Pictured is a brown glazed jar with four lugs and stamped characters “Jiu Deng” (wine jar) from the Nanhai kiln (Collection of the Guangdong Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology). Fragments of similar pottery jars have also been discovered in Hong Kong, including a brown glazed jar fragment found in Sha Po Tsuen, Lamma Island, stamped with characters “Liang Zhai Jiu” (Liang’s house-brewed wine) from the Qishi kiln in Foshan (right image). (Collection of the AMO, Hong Kong).
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