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EDXRF studies on Chinese Yue ware
Author(s) -
Wu J,
Leung J. P.L,
Li Z.,
Stokes M. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.571
Subject(s) - trace element , trace (psycholinguistics) , archaeology , statistical analysis , mineralogy , geography , geology , geochemistry , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , statistics
Abstract The major and trace element composition of Chinese Yue ware, widely recognizedas the earliest Chinese porcelain (probably the earliest worldwide), is analysedusing non‐destructive, energy‐dispersive x‐ray fluorescence (EDXRF). The resultsare subject to multivariate statistical analysis. Different compositionalpatterns were found for specimens from different production sites (Cixi, Ningbo,Shaoxin, Shangyu City, Zhejiang province). In particular the specimens excavatedat Hangzhou palace, called Mise (mysterious colour) ware, can be identified bya small number of key element concentrations. Copyright © 2002 JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd.