The art prospered immediately after it was introduced to China, because the people at that time had mastered metallurgical and enameling techniques.
大約在中國的元朝時期，掐絲琺瑯就由傳教士自中亞傳入。中國人吸收了這種琺瑯器的製造技術，並幾經改良、發揚光大，成為中國特有的一項工藝技術。