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Chinese export porcelain was porcelain made in south China for export first to the Middle East,
then to Europe and later to North America, between the 14th and the 20th centuries. It was
often more elaborately decorated than wares made for the Chinese domestic market, and might
include designs specially commissioned by Western clients, such as pictorial elements after
European prints, or coats-of-arms. Shapes could also be Western in origin, such as this drum-
shaped teapot imitating 18th century silver, probably made for the American market.