Journal Highlight: Study on the provenance of Xicun Qingbai wares from the northern Song Dynasty of China

Study on the provenance of Xicun Qingbai wares from the northern Song Dynasty of China

Archaeometry, 2012, 54, 475-488
Tiequan Zhu, Weidong Sun, Hong Zhang, Hongmin Wang, Guirong Kuang, Liangbo Lv

Abstract: The Xicun kiln in Guangdong Province was a famous porcelain kiln in the Song Dynasty of China, and for years there has been controversy over the provenance of Xixun Qingbai wares. This paper analyses Qingbai samples from the Xicun, Hutian (Jingdezhen) and Chaozhou (Guangdong Province) kilns by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence probe (EDXRF). The analytical results indicate that wares with a thin body excavated from the Xicun kiln site were produced in the Hutian kiln, and wares with a thick body were locally fired in Xicun; the contents of trace elements (V, Rb, Ba, Ta, Pb and Th) and the Nb/Ta ratio can be used to discriminate the products from the Xicun and Chaozhou kilns.

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