Question 19.75
45. The following table shows comparative data about the frequency of occurrence of strip designs of various types on Chinese porcelain and smoking pipes (Begho, in what is now Ghana) from two continents.
| Yuan (1280–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) Dynasties | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strip Type | Number of Examples | Percentage of Total |
| p111 | 29 | 18 |
| pimi | 1 | 1 |
| pm11 | 66 | 42 |
| p112 | 20 | 13 |
| p1a1 | 21 | 13 |
| pma2 | 13 | 8 |
| pmm2 | 9 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 159 | |
Table 19.1: Frequency of Strip Designs on Porcelains from the Chinese Yuan (1280–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) Dynasties Porcelains and on African Begho Smoking Pipes
| Begho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strip Type | Number of Examples | Percentage of Total |
| p111 | 4 | 2 |
| p1m1 | 9 | 4 |
| pm11 | 22 | 10 |
| p112 | 19 | 8 |
| p1a1 | 2 | 1 |
| pma2 | 9 | 4 |
| pmm2 | 165 | 72 |
| TOTAL | 230 | |
- Which types of motions appear to be preferred for designs from each of the two localities?
- What other conclusions do you draw from the data of this table?
- On the evidence of the table alone, in which locality is each of the following strip patterns (but not necessarily the motif) most likely to have been found?
45.
(a) Patterns with vertical reflections are preferred on the Chinese pieces, while patterns with both horizontal and vertical reflections are strongly preferred on the Begho pipes.
(b) Neither culture completely excludes any strip type.
A-41
(c) (i) or : China. (ii) : China. (iii) : Begho. (iv) : China. (v) : Begho. (vi) : Begho. (vii) : Begho. (viii) : China. (ix) : China.