Blue-and-white is not a style so much as a decision: paint before the glaze, accept that the kiln will not let you edit. The line has to be confident because the fire will not negotiate.
That is why the rice-grain dragon plates and the Ming-style jar in this house still feel current. The motif is old. The contrast is instant. A dining table in London or Los Angeles can hold a Jingdezhen plate without translation.
When we write “hand-painted,” we mean the cobalt was laid by a brush on that body. Printed transfers are named as such. The distinction belongs on the product page, not in a slogan.