 The period was also renowned for ceramics and <unk> major production centers for porcelain were the imperial kilns at <unk> in Jiangxi province and Dehua in Fujian province . The Dehua porcelain factories catered to European tastes by creating Chinese export porcelain by the 16th century . Individual potters also became known , such as He <unk> , who became famous in the early 17th century for his style of white porcelain sculpture . In The Ceramic Trade in Asia , <unk> Ho estimates that about 16 % of late Ming era Chinese ceramic exports were sent to Europe , while the rest were destined for Japan and South East Asia . 
