European potters were naturally also busily selecting the elements which people of the time thought most representative of China, and combining them creatively on their ceramics: pagodas, parasols, dragons and phoenixes, philosopher kings lost in thought, playful lions, buildings with upturned eaves, gardens ablaze with flowers ....
歐洲的陶瓷製作者，當然也忙著選擇時人認為最能代表中國的元素，在器皿上隨機組合起來：瓷塔、傘蓋、龍鳳、沉思中的哲學家皇帝、頑皮的獅子、屋角上翹的建築、繁花似錦的庭園… …。