Forced to act "Most people don't really understand that before the 18th century, Europeans didn't know how to make porcelain," says Dr. C.J.A. Jorg, Head of Collections at the Groningen Museum in Holland, stressing that this is why in the 17th century such large quantities of Chinese porcelain could be successfully imported into Europe and easily compete with the cheap earthenware on the local market.
「一般人多半不瞭解，十八世紀以前，歐洲人不會造真正的瓷器」，荷蘭荷寧漢博物館典藏部主任約賀博士也強調，這就是為什麼十七世紀中國瓷器能成功地大量輸入歐洲，輕易打敗當地市場上的廉價陶器。