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With the Portuguese Discoveries, pieces of Chinese ceramics began arriving in Europe in large quantities, influencing Portuguese faience, which in the 17th century developed its own decorative characteristics. According to José Meco, these derived “from the intensive use of Chinese figures, motifs, and symbols, and the preferential adoption of cobalt blue painting on a white […]https://museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/banner-19.jpg630400