Skip to content  The Pilgrim Art Cultures of Porcelain in World
History  written by Robert Finlay  University of California
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Illuminating one thousand years of history, "The Pilgrim Art"
explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain
around the globe. Cobalt ore was shipped from Persia to China in
the fourteenth century, where it was used to decorate porcelain
for Muslims in Southeast Asia, India, Persia, and Iraq. Spanish
galleons delivered porcelain to Peru and Mexico while
aristocrats in Europe ordered tableware from Canton. The book
tells the fascinating story of how porcelain became a vehicle
for the transmission and assimilation of artistic symbols,
themes, and designs across vast distances - from Japan and Java
to Egypt and England. It not only illustrates how porcelain
influenced local artistic traditions, but also shows how it
became deeply intertwined with religion, eco