Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772417

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772417

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A mechanism to authenticate porcelain treasures from the Yuan-Ming dynasties (1260-1644 AD) in China. Jingdezhen wares were the most widely exported of all Chinese porcelains with worldwide distribution and representation in ancient sites and museum collections, including many in Australia. They are often auctioned at high prices (e.g. £15.68 million for one Yuan dynasty blue-and-white jar in 2005), but their authenticity is often controversial, leading to lawsuits and attracting public interest. The chemical database from this research will enable unequivocal authentication of Jingdezhen porcelain prevailing world antique markets, allowing treasures to be sorted out of trashes. The project strengthens links with China, UK, USA and Japan. It greatly enhances knowledge base about China, which is having increasing interaction with Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2007

End Date: 30-03-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology | Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross-Cultural Studies | Historical Archaeology (Incl. Industrial Archaeology) | Archaeological Science |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Socio-cultural issues |

Other Keywords

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Communication Across Languages and Cultures | Historical Archaeology (Incl. Industrial Archaeology) | Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross-Cultural Studies | Socio-cultural issues | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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