Louvre exhibits show influence of China

From the ceramic exhibits, visitors will learn how Persian ceramic art evolved from the influences of Chinese porcelain to develop its distinctive characteristics, reflecting the aesthetics of the aristocrats and scholars of the Ottoman world.

Iranian ceramics were made from clay different from that used in China, which made the pieces more fragile. "They were difficult to conserve, so there are not many surviving pieces," Henon says.

In order to bring an immersive experience to visitors, the exhibition has two galleries designed to represent the royal and civilian residences of the Ottoman world. "We hope visitors will feel like they have stepped into the Islamic world of that period," she says.