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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 294510, member: 2844&quot;]The mark and crackled glaze look Chinese to me. The style of the decoration is influenced by Islamic styles.</p><p>China has Islamic minorities, not just the Uygurs in the west, but also very old Islamic communities on the east coast. And many centuries of contacts with Islamic countries along the Silk Road.</p><p>There were usually Persian diplomats and traders during the intermittent periods of contact with the outside world. The Persians introduced many styles in China, including blue decoration on a white ground, something we now regard as typically Chinese.</p><p>Cobalt (blue) and other minerals came mostly from Iran. During times of war along the Silk Road those minerals came from Indonesia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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