Tejidos y cerámica de China en la gobernación de Tucumán y Buenos Aires, siglo XVIII. Apuntes sobre su circulación y consumo

Abstract

This essay explores the Asian trade and consumption of textile and ceramics in the Government of Tucuman and Buenos Aires in the Eighteenth century. The Chinese textile «boom» that entered from Lima towards the southern space between 1700 and 1740 is analyzed. In second place, the entry of Chinese ceramics through Buenos Aires port in the second half of that century is explained. Finally two culture waves are recognized in the region: the first one tended to an «europeanization» of the Chinese objects; the second one involved the «orientalización» of the european objects.