Estimation of the Output Value of Jingdezhen Porcelain Industry in the Qing Dynasty(1726-1911)
Porcelain production was of great significance to traditional Chinese society.As a craft town specializing in porcelain production,Jingdezhen has been limited by the lack of historical information on its porcelain production and output value.Based on previous studies,this paper estimates the output value of the porcelain industry in Jingdezhen from the fourth year of Yongzheng to the third year of Xuantong during the Qing Dynasty,using data from the imperial kilns,based on the porcelain archives of the Qing Palace in the First Historical Archives and some on-site investigations,taking into account kiln volume,technology,weather,costs,prices,and other factors.In terms of actual total output value,the porcelain industry in Jingdezhen during the Qing Dynasty was relatively prosperous during the Yongzheng to Qianlong periods,with a low point during the Jiaqing period and the highest point during the Guangxu period.In terms of per capita output value,Yongzheng and the first half of Qianlong had the highest,Jiaqing had the lowest,and it was the second highest value during the Guangxu to Tongzhi period.At the same time,the paper analyzed multiple factors that affected the development of Jingdezhen's porcelain industry,among which the price of porcelain was the most important influencing factor,and climate also played an important role in the late Qing Dynasty.This explains that the increase in actual output value of the late Qing porcelain industry was a"stagflation"development caused by rising cost prices in the context of declining production and technological stagnation.
JingdezhenPorcelain Industry Output ValueImperial KilnQing Palace Porcelain Archives
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