As British scholar Hugh Honor points out in his book "Chinoiserie", one important reason for the eventual shift away from genuine imported items towards imitation goods was that supply failed to match demand.
從純「舶來品」變成似是而非的「仿冒品」，根據英國學者 Honour Hugh 在「中國風格」（Chinoiserie，或譯為「新華色悅」）一書中指出，一個很重要的原因是供不應求。