Such porcelain made to order was mostly produced during the Tianqi and Chongzhen reigns (1621-1644) at the close of the Ming dynasty, and so is known in the West as Ming-Qing transitional ware.
這類的訂製瓷器，多半生產於明末天啟崇禎年間，因此在西方被稱作「明清交替瓷」。