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A 2020 Anne Gerritsen history notes that a legendary metamorphosis of a factory for this commodity into stone caused its creators to abandon that site during a dynastic transition. Shah Abbas I donated over 800 examples of this commodity that today form a collection at the Ardabil Shrine. This commodity’s production was overseen by Tang Ying for two decades during the Kangxi Emperor’s reign. The most famous production site of this (15[1])commodity, located in (*) Jiangxi, developed a qingbai (10[1])style in contrast to Ding goods. The kraak ware of this commodity spread to Europe from its production site at Jingdezhen. (10[1])The successful replication of this material at Meissen ended the Asian monopoly on a type of this commodity produced using cobalt and hard paste. For 10 points, what commodity was designed with a characteristic blue-and-white glaze (10[1])during the Ming Dynasty? ■END■

ANSWER: porcelain [or ceramics; or china; or celadon; accept Jingdezhen ware until read; prompt on pottery or vases] (Anne Gerritsen wrote The City of Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain and the Early Modern World.)
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