“Shipwrecks and Maritime Trade, 800-1600”

Dr. Hsueh-man Shen

*Belitung shipwreck/"The Tang Shipwreck"

Belitung Island, Indonesia

9th century

Middle Eastern ship

60,000 artifacts

Gold cup

Jar from Middle East

Star anise packed in ceramic jars

Tiny glassware

Ivory dice from India

58,800 ceramics

57,500 Changsha wares (55,000 Changsha polychrome painted bowls)

*Sinan Shipwreck

SW Korea

14th century

Meant to sail from Ningbo, China to Fukuoka in Japan, but sunk at Sinan

Wooden tags mention Fukuoka and date of 1323

Chinese wooden ship with watertight compartments

Cargo

Ceramics dominate

Tea bowls and incense burners that are associated with Buddhists

Bulk goods

Coins

Tin ingots most likely from Malaysia

Peppercorns and Sandalwood logs from SE Asia and India

Buddhist monk Yōsai (1141-1215)