Ming Porcelain jars and vases; some of the best in the world blue and white even more

more precious was the rose and white Paintings (landscapes) Literature and detective stories ;Novels became common The production of silk was organized into imperial and private silk factories. Their various sectors were managed by officials assigned to the factories, who in their turn were supervised by an imperial silk commissioner. The first step in the long process of silk production was the purchasing of the raw silk. Its quality had to meet stringent requirements and therefore it was examined by experts. Afterwards the material had to be reeled, dyed, and transported to the workshops with the looms, all processes which had to be carried out by skilled artisans and supervised by knowledgeable officials.

Qing Used traditional way of art and making art. It was harder to sell since the price on Chinese goods was so high compared to European goods made in mass quantities in the factories. Still used silks and porcelain to make luxury goods but there was also some influence from other European and Asian countries.

Tokugawa Shogunate Edo and Osaka became home to arts and theater No plays embraced Zen Buddhism and Kabuki(which was influenced by No plays) included comedy and melodrama in portraying family and historical events; women were originally in Kabuki theater but banned and males played women Poetry was often done in Haiku Literature became important as well Used landscape paintings influenced by the Chinese