Fig. 15: Contrasting urban and rural settings of firing workshops in the Tao Ye Tu. | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Fig. 15: Contrasting urban and rural settings of firing workshops in the Tao Ye Tu.

From: Spatial organization and interaction mechanisms in Jingdezhen ceramic production: visual analysis of the Qianlong-era Tao Ye Tu

Fig. 15

The comparative diagrams contextualize the identical kiln structures within their distinct environments: (left) an urban setting with dense architecture and walled compounds; (right) a rural setting characterized by open fields and mountainous landscapes. Source: Redrawn and annotated by the authors based on the Qianlong-era Chonghua Palace version reproduced in Huang WC. Tang Ying’s Compilation of the ‘Ceramic Manufacturing Process’ in the Eighth Year of Qianlong. Jingdezhen Ceramics. 2022(2):173–184.

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