| 释义 |
Swatow|ˈswɑːtaʊ, ˈswɒ-|
The name of a port (now Shantou) in the province of Guandong, China, used to designate a type of porcelain produced in the Ming dynasty (a.d. 1368–1644) (see quots.).
1925R. L. Hobson Later Ceramic Wares China xii. 111 A type of coarse porcelain, distinguished by an iron-red biscuit and accretions of..grit in the base..known among Chinese dealers as Swatow ware. 1945W. B. Honey Ceramic Art China i. 21 The red-and-green and green-and-blue wares made for export in Southern China (the ‘Swatow wares’ of the English collector). Ibid. ii. 127 Plates and dishes of the Swatow class. 1953S. Jenyns Ming Pottery & Porcelain 147 The so-called ‘Swatow’ plates, which we now believe..to have been made at, or near, Shih-ma in Fukien. 1970Oxf. Compan. Art 235/1 The still unidentified makers of ‘Swatow’ porcelains, which are chiefly large dishes coarsely but attractively painted in red and green. |
