NAVIOS, MERCADORIAS E EMBALAGENS NA ROTA MACAU-NAGASÁQUI澳門—長崎線路中的船，貨物和包裝
This article analyzes the maritime route Macao–Nagasaki, emphasizing the articulation between ships, merchandise, and packaging as material elements of a Luso-Sino-Japanese trading system. It argues that the viability and profitability of the Portuguese traffic with Japan depended not only on the si...
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| Published in: | Review of Culture |
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| Format: | Articles |
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
October 2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40024/3680 |
| Summary: | This article analyzes the maritime route Macao–Nagasaki, emphasizing the articulation between ships, merchandise, and packaging as material elements of a Luso-Sino-Japanese trading system. It argues that the viability and profitability of the Portuguese traffic with Japan depended not only on the silver and silk circuits, but also on the practices of conditioning and circulation of goods along the stopovers on the Chinese coast, where a secure base linked to Canton was consolidated. Methodologically, the text proceeds to a historical and historiographical reading of Portuguese trade in the South China Sea, articulating chronologies of diplomatic-commercial contacts, navigation conditions, and expedition organization, in order to understand how flows between Malacca, intermediate points on the Chinese coast, and the Japanese archipelago were adjusted. The investigation shows that, after 1544, Portuguese mediation gained centrality due to the Japanese demand for Chinese silks and the Chinese interest in silver, a process that intensified with the establishment of a permanent presence in Macao (from 1557), through the payment of customs duties. It concludes that "the Macao formula" rested on an integrated set of port infrastructures, coastal security, and packaging and transport solutions that ensured commercial regularity and adaptation to the demands of the various jurisdictions involved. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1106 |