XIONG Xianli

(Jiangxi Provincial Museum, Nanchang 330025, Jiangxi, China)

Abstract:Three statutes of modern Jingdezhen ceramic guilds collected in Jiangxi Provincial Museum are analyzed, which provides an insight into the organization system and product distribution network of ceramic industry in modern Jingdezhen and reveals the development of Jingdezhen ceramics in modern times. The features of these statutes are observed on multiple dimensions in historical context, and the credit is given to those stipulations forbidding the cross-division practice and encouraging the dedication to and proficiency at a single division of work.

Key words:modern Jingdezhen ceramic industry; trade association; statute