Complex sentence: From either Byzantium or the Islamic world the cloisonné technique reached China in the 13-14th centuries; the first written reference is in a book from 1388, where it is called "Dashi ('Muslim') ware".
Split into simpler sentences: From either Byzantium or the Islamic world, the cloisonné technique reached China in the 13-14th centuries. The first written reference to cloisonné is in a book from 1388, where it is called "Dashi ('Muslim') ware".