The polychrome decoration so recently introduced from China and Japan, with designs copied from the chrysanthemums and peonies which were the favorites of the Chinese artisans, were enough to make a botanist's head spin.
剛由中國與日本傳來的彩瓷裝飾，加上仿自中國工匠最愛用的菊花、牡丹、芍藥，足叫植物學家也眼花撩亂。