One question which interests Robert Copeland, who was born into a family with a long history in the pottery industry and is currently consultant historian to Britain's Spode pottery, is this: in the late 18th century, when neoclassicism was all the rage in Britain, why should the very different willow pattern ware suddenly be such a success?
對於出身陶瓷世家，目前擔任英國史玻德陶瓷公司歷史顧問的羅勃．寇布瀾先生而言，他的問題是：青花柳葉盤為什麼會在十八世紀晚期，新古典主義已經風靡英國的時候，異軍突起？