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Trading Cultures

The Silk Road : Europe and Asia have been involved in a symbiotically influential relationship as early as 330 B.C. The Silk Road played a key roll in the earliest exchanges, providing diplomats and merchants with a tried and true passage and stops along the major cultural cesspools and cities.

These ceramic pieces are from two different worlds, yet the designs on the vases look similar.

Reproduction of
15th century
Iznik ceramic,
now Turkey.
Reproduction of
a vase from the
Yuan Dynasty of
China, 13th century.

Reproduction of
15th century
Iznik ceramic,
now Turkey.

Reproduction of
a vase from the
Yuan Dynasty of
China, 13th century.

Export Import : The presence of American factories in China is by no means a new concept. In the 19th century, Guangzhu, China, was a major trading port between the East and West. As a result, many foreign factories were established on the Pearl River right outside of the city wall.
 

 

"Thirteen Foreign Factories" of Guangzhou Bowl with Stand
$200.00

 

 

 

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