During the Song Dynasty, from 960 to 1279, Chinese porcelain has known a significant development. A great variety of porcelain started to appear including sophisticated methods for firing. The Chinese people were in love with porcelain. They created a fashion out of buying and collecting such pieces. The offer was so diverse that everyone could find a design suitable for its taste.

There were four important and well known kilns at that time named Ru, Ding, Ge and Jun plus official kilns. The official kilns were used for mass production and the porcelain usually had the same designs. The rest of them though, each had a special element. Trying to create a jade effect, Ru kiln found in Hebei Province, mixed agate into glaze. In the other province, the Henan Province, two appreciated kilns were sharing the market: Jun and Ding. Emperor Huizong who was a fine art connosseoir and a big fan of Chinese porcelain has decided that no one should have access to the pieces made in Juns kiln. Except the members of the royal family, even if they could afford it, no one had the right to touch Juns Chinese porcelain. Regarding patterns and color used for decorating the Chinese porcelain it needs to be said that there were almost no similarities among pieces. This was happening because every artisan made original pieces and fired them separately. Ding kiln was specialized in white porcelain and there purple and black colors had only ornamental purposes. Besides that it was unique because it used less color but more original and inventive motifs. The forth kiln, Ge, had as distinctive mark the quantity of Chinese porcelain it produced, this being many times greater than any other.

Depending on which province they populated, the Chinese had access to exquisite, elegant Chinese porcelain or common but precise made pieces.