Zhangzhou Ware was produced during the 16th-17th century in Fujian, China. They were meant to meet the trading demands of neighboring countries in Asia.

This catalog, substantiates historical accounts of the Philippines being one of the thriving markets of China’s ceramic trade in the late Ming period. The collection in this catalog clearly shows to the world the range and variety of Zhangzhou ware shipped to the Philippines during the 16th-17th century of the Ming dynasty. Today Zhangzhou ware continues to attract collectors because of its rustic charm.

• Contains rarely seen Zhangzhou Ware pieces from private collectors
• Includes precious museum artifacts of the San Isidro and San Diego shipwrecks from the collection of the National Museum of the Philippines
• Includes an essay by Dr. Eusebio Dizon and Bobby Orillaneda on the San Diego and San Isidro shipwrecks; Dr. Eusebio Dizon is the curator of the Archaeology Division and Head of the Underwater Archaeology Section of the National Museum of the Philippines. Bobby Orillaneda is the Museum researcher of the Archaeology Section of the National Museum of the Philippines
• Includes an essay on the Zhangzhou Kiln Sites by Li Jian An, Director of the Archaeology Research Institute of the Fujian Provincial Museum