Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s2.t11.3

v1.c5.s2.t11.3

*Juan* 326 of the *History of the Ming Dynasty* recorded that tribute offered by Bengal included the greenish white flower porcelain. The Mongolian court too used to use wonderful Chinese porcelain in the 17th century CE. With the coming of the Age of the Great Voyages in the 16th and 17th centuries CE, the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company began to play the main role in the circulation of Chinese porcelain. Large quantities of porcelain were transported to the southeast coastal areas of India, and then trans-shipped to Europe. More than 10,000 pieces of porcelain could be loaded onto a ship.