NOVA: And what makes Chinese porcelain so durable ... potters first encountered in the late Yuan to early Ming period (14th century) was imported from the Near East. Its cobalt was a type with ...

White Gold The history of porcelain in Europe starts with Marco Polo. In the 14th century, the explorer brought a small jar from China back to Europe with him and Chinese porcelain became a ...

Loaded with Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerware ... overthrew the Mongols and founded the Ming dynasty in the later 14th century, they took over the fleet and an already extensive trade ...