The Influences Of China's Export Porcelain On Sino-US Cultural Exchanges From 18^th To 20^th Century

The export of China's porcelain to other parts of the world was no later tha n t he Ha n d ynas ty.Be fore t he d ire ct trade bet wee n t he United Sta tes a nd China,t he co mmod it ies so ld to t he United State s we re ma inly t ra ns ited fro m the Br it is h East I nd ia Compa ny.S ince t he United Sta tes had lo ng bee n a Br it is h co lo ny,t he ear ly Ame r ica n c ult ure was deep ly influe nced b y t he Europea n c ult ure,a nd pro ce la in fro m whic h was introd uced into t he United States t hro ugh Europ e,a lso had a stro ng Europea n fea t ure.I n 1784,t he US Merc ha nt S hip"The Empress o f China"ar r ived in Gua ngzho u a nd o ffic ia lly opened t he c ur ta in o f d irec t trade bet wee n China and t he United Sta tes.At t his t ime,t he Europea n ce ra mic ind us tr y ha s ar ise n,a nd t he sa le s d irec t io n o f China's export porcelain has gradually shifted from Europe to the Americas.Fro m t he late 18^th cent ur y to t he midd le o f t he 19^th century,China's porcelain grad ua lly e ntered co unt le ss fa mi lies in t he United S tates,a nd t he C hine se cult ure t hat it car r ied was a lso spread in t he United S tates.The s hape s a nd decorative patterns of China's porcelain have had a certain influence on the American people's living habits,social psychology,aesthetic taste,artistic sk ill o f pa int ing,art o f e nviro nme nt a nd t he ma nufact ur ing o f po rce la in.While improving the shapes and decorative patterns of China's porcelain whic h so ld to t he United S tates,t he y are a lso s ubt ly influe nc ed by t he Amer ica n c ult ure.This object ive ly for med a c ult ura l e xc ha nge b etwee n China and t he United S tates.Afte r t he mid-nine tee nt h ce nt ur y,t he app licat io n o f China's ceramics in America has moved from porcelain for daily use to a broader space.The two-wa y influe nce is mo re widespread.At t he sa me t ime,China's ceramic production has quietly changed under the influence of foreign cult ures,a nd s uc h c ha nges ha ve co nt inued to t his da y.This art ic le will e xpa nd on the above content and discuss the impact of China's porcelain exports from the 18^th to 20^th ce nt ur y o n c ult ura l e xc ha nges be twe e n China a nd t he United States.