During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Jade and other precious stones, porcelain, tea, and spices.
Europeans desired porcelain for its beauty, rarity, and perceived luxury. Originating from China, porcelain was highly valued for its delicate appearance and strength, making it a symbol of wealth and sophistication. The demand led to extensive trade between Europe and Asia, prompting efforts to replicate the material in European factories. Additionally, porcelain was sought after for its utility in dining and decoration.
Lack of kaolin clay
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
Initially spices and then cotton cloth, silk, porcelain (from China) and later tea. Those were the primary products that were sought in Asia.
Europeans were looking for spices, such as pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg, during the Age of Exploration. They also sought out precious metals like gold and silver, as well as luxury goods like silk and porcelain. Additionally, Europeans were interested in finding new trade routes to Asia and expanding their empires.
Porcelain was very important to China especially in the 1200s and 1300s AD. It was one of the major trade items that Europeans wanted and traveled the silk road to get. Some others were silk, tea, and spices. China made porcelain into plates and bowls and figurines and mostly just made a lot of money from it. They could ask for more money than it was worth because the Europeans didn't know how to make it.
Porcelain, fine pottery, hand-painted wallpaper, lacquer boxes and cabinets, vases plus silk, gunpowder, fine paper etc.
Porcelain is part of a group of clays called Kaolinite which was first used in high fired Chinese ceramics during the Han dynasty. Porcelain together with a Celedon glaze quickly gained popularity since it had the appearance of jade.
Porcelain Black goes by Porcelain Black.
Europeans sought trade from places in Eastern Asia because of such products as raw silk, gems, tea and fine porcelain.
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