Pattern is the major decoration on blue and white porcelain, the motif is noticeable on porcelain. Kraak porcelain and later Ming dynasty domestic blue and white porcelain are the same period production in Jingdezhen China, they are made for Chinese domestic market and foreign market that Europe is the major one. Their motifs must have close relationship. This thesis separately sorts out their motifs, take the motifs deer, duck, bird as the represent to make a comparing. Then can find the different and the same between it, and try to discuss the reason. The major reason that make the motif different and same between Kraak porcelain and later Ming dynasty domestic blue and white porcelain is Jingdezhen's specially design for Europe market.
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