Famille jaune, noire, rose, verte

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Famille jaune, noire, rose, verte are terms used to classify Chinese Porcelain by its colour palette.

Famille verte, adopted in the Kangxi (1662-1722), uses green and iron red with other overglaze colours. It developed from the Wucai style.

Famille jaune is a variation using famille verte enamels on a yellow ground.

Famille noire uses a black ground (although some clobbered wares had the black added in the 19th century).

Famille rose was introduced around 1720. It used mainly pink or purple and remained popular throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries.