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- influence of Chinese blue and white porcelain on world ceramics can be divided into two aspects. First of all, there was a widespread attempt to create a visual imitation of the novel Chinese motifs in underglaze blue. Secondly, there was a challenge to produce the �hard paste' porcelain itself.
Already by the 14th and 15th centuries, Chinese blue and white porcelain was being exported to India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt and elsewhere in the Near East, proof of which can be seen in the renowned collections surviving in these places. At the same time, a large number of crude blue and white pieces found their way to countries of Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam (Annam).
The early influences transmitted by Islamic art to Chinese ceramics such as the under�glaze cobalt blue itself, and various shapes and designs have already been discussed. In turn, there was also a great impact on Near Eastern ceramic ideas and techniques from Chinese blue and white porcelain. As early as the end of the 14th century, Syrians, and possibly Egyptians and Persians, began making imitations of the Chinese blue and white in the form of tiles and ceramic vessels. In Turkey, the development of the famous Iznik pottery begins with a blue and white period, roughly between 1490 and 1525, which was inspired by the Yuan and Ming underglaze blue porcelains collected by the Turkish sultans. In Persia, the 16th century Kubachi wares and the 17th century Kirman type wares also owe a great debt to Chinese blue and white wares.
viii Blue and white earthenware sherd Iran (?), 17th century(?)
Gift of Harold and Vera Mortimer-Lamb, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 77.248
viii Poterie de terre cuite bleu et blanc Iran (?), XVII� siede (?)
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