Fine handcrafted porcelain at a stall in TaoXiChuan Art Avenue, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China

The green glaze, dominant colour in pottery from the city of Tamegroute, Draa River valley, Province of Zagora, Region Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Souvenirs on sale in a gift shop at Fuli, near Xingping, China

Clay and ceramic pots, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, museum of traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Clay and ceramic pots, Lychnostatis open-air museum, museum of local history, museum of traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Hand-painted ceramic bowls, Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Turkey, Western Asia

Fortress da Ponta da Bandeira, typical Portugese chapel decorated with ceramic tiles in the Fortaleza da Ponta da Bandeira, with the patron saint, Santa Barbara, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Pottery, the main local craft in desert areas, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Pottery, the main local craft in desert areas, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Pisac village in Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cuzco and famous for one of the world's most colorful markets craft items for sale, Highlands, Peru