Dish, Chinese, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, Jingdezhen ware, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, Purchased in memory of Elizabeth M. Fuller with funds from the Elizabeth M. Fuller Memorial Fund and the Edwin and Catherine M. Davis Foundation, 76.7				The first time a foreign material actively entered the porcelain-making process in China occurred with the brilliant blue color of cobalt imported from the Middle East. This dish, which is large enough to serve several diners, is like many that were exported from China via the Silk Road to Muslim countries.