During the Yuan dynasty, wealthy merchants, the imperial household, and high-ranking officials often spent huge sums of money to hire craftsmen to produce intricate and ornate implements.
無論王公貴族、富商巨賈，都愛附庸風雅。他們投資大量金錢，刺激工匠的製作技巧，也將文玩的品味引向奇巧之途。