Ming Dynasty Blue And White Export

The blue and white porcelain, which is the traditional famous chinaware in our country, is the chief export of porcelain in the Ming Dynasty. The exportation of the blue and white porcelain is tightly connected with the political and economic policy of the Ming Dynasty, especially the foreign policy, and influenced the development of the local economy and culture deeply. Besides, it also indicates the changes and development of the Ming government's foreign policy. Based on these points, using a fixed method of relation and argument and taking the blue and white porcelain of Jingdezhen as a major example, the paper gives a systematic analysis of exploration of blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty. The paper is divided into three parts. Chapter one firstly casts back the origin of the blue and white porcelain, and then mainly discusses its development in the Ming Dynasty together with the social and economic development in every stage. Chapter two is the main body of the paper. According to changes of foreign policy in the Ming Dynasty, the exportation of the blue and white porcelain is divided into three periods, and analyzed respectively. Chapter three focuses on the distributions of the destinations and influence about the blue and white porcelain's exportation, and emphasizes the cultural meaning of its exportation, and emphasizes the cultural meaning of its exportation.