Izitsha zobumba zezilwane ziphila kakhulu kuneminye imisebenzi yobumba. Iningi lale misebenzi yobumba ngokuyinhloko yizinto ezincane, futhi lolu hlobo lomsebenzi luseduze nempilo yabantu basendulo, okwenza imisebenzi icace kakhudlwana futhi ibe nenani locwaningo. Izitsha zobumba zezilwane zathuthuka ngokushesha phakathi nobukhosi bukaTang noSong futhi zangena ezindlini zabantu.
I-archetype ebizwa ngokuthi i-archetype yezilwane ibhekisela emthonjeni wogqozi enqubweni yokudala izithombe ze-ceramic zezilwane, ezingahlukaniswa zibe izinhlobo ezine: izilwane ezifuywayo, izilwane zasendle, izilwane ezingaphansi komhlaba kanye nezilwane zezinganekwane. Ngokusho kwamarekhodi ku-"Porcelain Handbook", ukuhlukaniswa kwe-ceramics yezilwane kuhlukaniswe cishe ngezinhlobo ezine ezingenhla, okuyizilwane ezifuywayo nezilwane zasenganekwaneni ezivame kakhulu. Phakathi kwazo, izilwane ezifuywayo ngokuyinhloko ziyizilwane ezifuywayo ezifuywa abantu, njengezinkukhu, amadada, amahansi, izinja, izingulube, njll. Abantu bavame ukufaka injabulo yesivuno nesifiso sezinto ezibonakalayo ezintweni zobumba zezilwane. Kumklamo womumo wezilwane zasenganekwaneni, lokhu kugcizelela isifiso sabantu sempilo engcono nokulangazelela i-rui enhle.
