30 November 2015

Guo Xing Ping (國姓瓶)

Koxinga Ceramic Grenade
A Guo Xing Ping, National Museum of China.
Guo Xing Ping (國姓瓶, lit. 'Imperial surname bottle') is a simple ceramic grenade. It was widely used by the army of Koxinga, from which it later derived its name. To this day it is still occasionally found by fishermen from coastal area of Fujian province.

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