Canton porcelain

Canton porcelain
A Canton Famille rose porcelain punch bowl (c. 1765)
Traditional Chinese廣州
Simplified Chinese广州
Literal meaningCanton coloured porcelain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu cǎi cí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2 zau1 coi2 ci4
Guangcai
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese广
Literal meaningCanton colour
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngcǎi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2 coi2

Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of ceramic ware decorated in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong and (prior to 1842) the sole legal port for export of Chinese goods to Europe. As such, it was one of the major forms of exportware produced in China in the 18th and 20th centuries.