During the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the heavy Longquan celadon wares decorated in relief or with incised patterns under the cover were going to constitute an important part of the production with the porcelains decorated with precise and vigorous sketch in underglazed enamel such as the cobalt blue, and, the copper red.
Under the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Jingdezheng kilns set up his primacy. Were triumphant the “blue-and-white”, the delicate white, blue, red, or celadon monochrome wares, often ornemanted with a secret design, called “anhua”.
Porcelains painted over the glaze with enamel colours were described by Chinese as
“doucai ” and as “wucai”.

Intense blue and Kinrande embody the Jiajing period (1522-1566), wucai wares embody the period of Wanli (1573-1620) and theTransitional period. Blue-and-white Kraak porcelains dated from Wanli period are the first great export development of Chinese porcelain.
Longquan celadon wares and the famous Blanc-de-Chine from the Dehua kilns were also very attractive for the domestic and Western markets.

Between 1619-1683, the Transitional period, the production of Chinese porcelain continued ; porcelain was destined to Scholars or for export.

Porcelain in polychrome colors from the Qing dynasty were separated into categories and have labelled : famille verte (Yincai), famille rose (fencai). Monochrome porcelain is developped with « sang de bœuf » (langyao), « peach bloom» (jiangdou).
With Yongzheng period, the monochrome glazes perfected themselves and renewed the Song dynasty type : guan, ru, jin, and ding. Color glazes are numerous : coral red glaze, yellow glaze, brown glaze, blue glaze, sky-blue glaze, white glaze, green glaze, aubergine glaze. The glazes Flambé, powder blue and robbin egg’s attest the great inventions of the artisans
With Qianlong period, glazes imitated all materials, porcelain seems to be jade, coral, bronze, lacquer…. Qianlong Blue-and-white rethought the early Ming archaic style.

The 18th century was the golden age of Chinese porcelain exportation from Canton towards European countries who got their own East Indian Compagny.
Chinese Imari competed with Japanese on the European market.

Snuff-bottles in porcelain appeared in the 18th century and known an important development in the 19th century.

In the early 15th century, imperial marks appeared on the pieces made for the court. Note that this used would not be applied systematicaly, but be perpetuated until the 19th and 20th century, for instance under the Qing emperors Jiaqing (1796-1820), Daoguang (1821-1850), Xianfeng (1851-1861), Tongzhi (1862-1874), and Guangxu (1875-1908).