Chinese Porcelain in Colonial Mexico The Material Worlds of an Early Modern Trade /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Priyadarshini, Meha (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in Pacific History
• Θέματα: Asia-History.; Latin America-History.; Imperialism.; Civilization-History.; Social history.; Asian History.; Latin American History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Cultural History.; Social History.

 This book follows Chinese porcelain through the commodity chain, from its production in China to trade with Spanish Merchants in Manila, and to its eventual adoption by colonial society in Mexico. As trade connections increased in the early modern period, porcelain became an immensely popular and global product. This study focuses on one of the most exported objects, the guan. It shows how this porcelain jar was produced, made accessible across vast distances and how designs were borrowed and transformed into new creations within different artistic cultures. While people had increased access to global markets and products, this book argues that this new connectivity could engender more local outlooks and even heightened isolation in some places. It looks beyond the guan to the broader context of transpacific trade during this period, highlighting the importance and impact of Asian commodities in Spanish America. 

 1 Introduction: A Global Commodity in the Transpacific Trade -- 2 Crafting a Global Brand: Jingdezhen in the Early Modern World -- 3 From Junk to Galleon: Commercial Activity in Manila -- 4 A Parián in the Plaza Mayor: Making Space for Asia in Colonial Mexico -- 5 Blue-and-White Chocolateros: Crafting a Local Aesthetic in a Colonial Context -- 6 Conclusion: Themes from a Connected World.-.