Compositional analysis below the production region level: A case study of porcelain production at Dehua, Fujian, China
Compositional analysis below the production region level: A case study of porcelain production at Dehua, Fujian, China
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jas.2021.105481
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发表时间：
2021-11
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Wenpeng Xu;Zelin Yang;Lifang Chen;Jianfeng Cui;L. Dussubieux;Wenjing Wang
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作者：
Wenpeng Xu;Zelin Yang;Lifang Chen;Jianfeng Cui;L. Dussubieux;Wenjing Wang
中国瓷器的成分分析通常以产区为分析单位，而很少考虑产区内不同产区之间可能存在的成分异同。本研究评估了在微观层面进行化学成分分析的价值，并评估了激光烧蚀-电感耦合等离子体质谱(LA-ICP-MS)与便携式X射线荧光(PXRF)相结合在表征生产区水平以下的化学成分变化方面的有效性。它集中在福建中国德化的宋元(公元960年-1368年)瓷器生产，那里的几十个大型窑炉生产了大量用于出口的瓷器。本研究以德化地区五个村落的19个窑址为研究对象。LA-ICPMS和pXRF的结果表明，德化-盖德和龙迅-三板存在两个不同的生产群。地质差异和不同的陶瓷制作传统可能都有助于这两个成分组的明显分离。社会网络分析的结果进一步表明，同一生产分区内的窑间成分具有很强的相似性，但同一村庄内的窑址比村外的窑址联系得更紧密。这些结果表明，成分分析中分析尺度的变化可以为更广泛的生产区域内的生产组织和不同生产地点之间的相互作用模式提供更细微的见解。此外，这项研究表明，尽管pXRF没有LA-ICPMS那么准确，但它能够在陶瓷生产的一小块区域内发现组成图案。
Compositional analysis of Chinese porcelain often uses the production region as an analytical unit, whereas the possible compositional similarities and differences between different production loci within the region have rarely been considered. This research assesses the worth of conducting chemical composition analysis at the micro level and evaluates the effectiveness of combining laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) with portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) in characterizing compositional variation below the level of the production region. It focuses on porcelain production of the Song and Yuan dynasties (960–1368 CE) at Dehua, Fujian, China, where dozens of large-scale kilns produced enormous amounts of porcelains for export. A total of 19 kiln sites from five villages at Dehua were analyzed in this research. Results from both LA-ICP-MS and pXRF show that there are two distinct production groups at Dehua—Gaide and Longxun-Sanban. Geological differences and different ceramic-making traditions might both contribute to the distinct separation of the two compositional groups. Results from social network analysis further suggest that there are strong inter-kiln compositional similarities within the same production subregion, but kiln sites in the same village are more closely connected than those outside the village. These results demonstrate that the change of analytical scale in compositional analysis can provide more nuanced insights into the organization of production and the patterns of interaction between different production loci within the broader production region. In addition, this research shows that pXRF, though not as accurate as LA-ICP-MS, is capable of finding compositional patterning within a small region of ceramic production.