Brief Study on Gold Leaves Unearthed from NanhaiⅠShipwreck

This paper aims at the 8 pieces of gold leaf reported in the Archaeological Report on NanhaiⅠShipwreck Series Ⅱ: Excavation of 2014-2015 with carved inscriptions. Starting with study on the inscriptions, then comparatively studing the inscriptions of the same type, this paper analysis the origin and trade place of the gold leaves. In general, this paper holds that, 3 types of gold leaves mentioned above were made and traded in Lin'an, the capital of Southern Song Dynasty. The porcelain with year mark unearthed on NanhaiⅠShipwreck coexists with the 3 gold leaves, meaning the 3 gold leaves could be considered as standard sample. Furthermore, with other silver bullion on NanhaiⅠShipwreck, this paper believes that NanhaiⅠcould have been trading at Lin'an port.