Judy Law
My research focuses on Chinese export porcelain, specifically the Zhangzhou porcelain (the so-called Swatow porcelain) produced by civilian kilns in the Fujian region during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The main objective of my research is to offer a more comprehensive picture of the Chinese porcelain trade during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries by telling the stories of the long-neglected Zhangzhou porcelain. I strive to reveal how Zhangzhou porcelain was produced, traded, and consumed under the intricate influences of craftsmen, merchants, and customers as well as to gain an understanding of both the historical network of intra-Asian porcelain trade and the exchange of material culture between China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Before coming to Warwick, I received my B.A. and M.Phil. degrees from the Department of Fine Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Research Interests
- Chinese Export Porcelain
- East Asian and Southeast Asian Ceramics
- Early Modern Trade
- Material Culture
Education
- Ph.D. History, University of Warwick, 2022-present
- M.Phil. History of Chinese Art, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018-2021
- B.A. Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012-2016
Scholarships and Academic Awards
- Chancellor's International Scholarship, University of Warwick, 2022-2026
- Graduate School Admission Scholarship, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2018-2020
- Professor Mayching Kao Art History Award 2016, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dean's List 2015-2016, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Head's List-Merit 2015-2016, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Publications
- ‘Zhangzhou Ware found on the Binh Thuan Shipwreck’ in Underwater Archaeology Volume 4. Shanghai: Shanghai Classics Publishing House, forthcoming.
- ‘Kinrande Bowl with Gilt Lotus Scrolls on Red Ground’, ‘Bronze Vase with Kui-dragons and Cicades’ and ‘Bronze Ding-shaped Incense Burner with Animal Masks and Jianjinyin-inlay’ in Transcending Transience: Art and Culture of Late-Ming Jiangnan. Hong Kong: Art Museum & Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2021.
