Some Western art historians interpret the way Europeans ordered porcelain according to their own design as evidence that although Europeans didn't mind buying their porcelain from far-off China, "the style was not left up to them," again revealing a "cheap labor" mentality. But in fact, "the Chinese were the most skilled trading nation."
對於歐洲形制的訂貨方式，某些西方藝術史學者的看法是：歐洲人雖不遠千里到中國買瓷器，但「樣式可由不得他們」，言下仍然不脫廉價勞工的意識型態。