Dutch East India Company eventually took over the Asian trade and imported millions of pieces of porcelain to the West.

Porcelain in the Middle East and Europe was mainly used for decorative purposes in mosques and churches and did not have supernatural connotations

Southeast Asia, such as Borneo and the Swahili coast, where it became integrated into various aspects of life, including birth, marriage, feasting, combat, and death

orcelain vessels were seen as communal entities with cosmic power and were highly valued for their mysterious origins.

outheast Asia admired Chinese imports and stopped using their own pottery

Korea, Japan, and Vietnam all had interactions with Chinese ceramics and developed their own unique styles

The Chinese adopted the traditional aesthetic values of the Middle East, and drew upon their own traditional designs

ntrepreneurs and craftsmen in China and the Middle East that brought their ceramic traditions closer together.

Blue-and-white porcelain developed as a result of the influence of Song ceramics on the Middle East