▁that ▁of ▁Heaven , ▁yellow ▁for ▁the ▁Earth ▁and ▁white ▁for ▁the ▁Moon ". ▁ ▁The ▁sacrific ial ▁red ▁developed ▁under ▁X u ande ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁after ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁death , ▁and ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁perfectly ▁im itated , ▁despite ▁many ▁later ▁attempts . ▁This ▁suggests ▁the ▁close ▁personal ▁interest ▁some ▁em per ors ▁took ▁in ▁the ▁imperial ▁pot ter ies , ▁and ▁also ▁that ▁some ▁secre ts ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁restricted ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁pot ters . ▁ ▁Q ing ▁sang ▁de ▁bo e uf ▁Mon och rome ▁gla zes ▁like ▁sang ▁de ▁bo e uf ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y , ▁for ▁whom ▁they ▁ev oked ▁what ▁were ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁high ▁points ▁of ▁historical ▁Chinese ▁cer am ics ▁under ▁the ▁early ▁M ing ▁and ▁the ▁Song ▁dynast y ▁( 9 6 0 – 1 2 7 9 ). ▁They ▁were ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁imperial ▁court ▁at ▁J ing de z hen ▁alongside ▁completely ▁different ▁styles ▁painted ▁with ▁elaborate ▁designs ▁using ▁newly - expand ed ▁p alette ▁of ▁colours ▁in ▁over g la ze ▁en am els , ▁known ▁as ▁famille ▁rose , ▁famille ▁verte ▁and ▁so ▁on , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁dominant ▁colour . ▁Initial ly , ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁production ▁was ▁for ▁sale , ▁often ▁as ▁Chinese ▁export ▁por cel ain , ▁where ▁the ▁court ▁preferred ▁simpler ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁Where ▁the ▁X u ande ▁sacrific ial ▁red ▁pieces ▁have ▁a ▁very ▁subt le ▁m ott