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| Imperial Porcelain |
During the Ming dynasty, porcelain became extremely popular. Porcelain has always been a major product in China. Hongwu set up imperial kilns at Jingdezhen and this became the center for porcelain production. Porcelain was mass ordered to the imperial palace each year for palace parties. Each piece had to be perfect in every manner. They had to meet high standards in form, design, and color. These pieces of art was not available to the public. Porcelain then became very popular in trading. Since it was illegal to trade with China, countries did it in secret in Guangzhou. Merchants were easily bribed and porcelain was smuggled out of China. Emperor Zhengtong tried to stop this but it only made it more valuable.
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