Yuan Dynasty ceramics profoundly impacted later periods, particularly through the innovation and standardization of blue and white porcelain, the mastery of cobalt underglaze techniques, and the transmission of key decorative motifs.
Although the Yuan Dynasty conquered the Southern Song, the artistic traditions and ceramic techniques of the Southern Song had a lingering influence on the production of Yuan ceramics, and some Song styles, forms and techniques were adapted and incorporated into Yuan period pottery production.