Accession Number1971/2.88A&B
TitleJardiniere, Dehua ware
Artist(s)ChineseArtist NationalityChinese (culture or style)Object Creation Date1644-1912Medium & Supportporcelain with glazeDimensions 5 in. x 8 1/8 in. ( 12.7 cm x 20.6 cm )
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene for The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jewett Greene Memorial CollectionSubject matterDehua wares of the period AD 1600–1911 are typified by figures and vessels with a granular sugary white body and either a blue tinged or creamy white glaze. The pure whiteness of these ceramics is due to the relative absence of iron impurities in the body - indeed the clay used contains only half a percent of ferric oxide. Body and glaze fuse perfectly in the firing. Plain white porcelains from the Dehua kilns in Fujian, south-eastern China are known in the West by the nineteenth-century French connoisseurs’ term Blanc de Chine.
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Physical DescriptionA white cylindrical pot with feet and a brown lid.
Primary Object Classification Ceramic Primary Object TypejardiniereAdditional Object Classification(s)Decorative ArtsCollection AreaAsianRightsIf you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit
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Keywords
porcelain (material)