YAKIRA
FINE HANDCRAFTED SILVER JEWELLERY

Buying a Piece of History:

In the Southern Chinese town of Jingdezhen, which has been known for centuries as the porcelain capital of the world, clay from the Gaolin mountains are fired together at over 1300 degrees to form Porcelain. 

 

By the mid 16th century, Jingdezhen was producing ceramics at a massive scale to meet imperial demand and to supply the growing export market. 

 

From the 16th to the 18th century, export porcelains from Jingdezhen were carried by ships operating under the East India Company to decorate the homes and palaces of Kings, Merchants, and Burghers in England and the Netherlands. 

 

Not all of the ships made it back to Europe, many were wrecked in the East Indies (present day Indonesia) due to strong winds and currents. 

 

These shards and fragments serve as a tangible reminder of the history of Maritime Trade and the allure of Sunken Treasures in Southeast Asia.