In the Ming Dynasty three major advances were made in the production of
ceramics, white ceramics made of porcelain, the famous blue and white
pottery of this period, which can claim the main attention. It had
various styles of decoration and coloring, the yellow, the imperial
color, developed successfully especially during the reigns of Hung Chih
and Cheng-te. The demands of European trade began to have an effect,
both on the form and the decoration, and the ceramics exported were of
generally lower quality.
