Dehua porcelain

Dehua Kilns
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dehua porcelain statue of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty
LocationChina
Part ofQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
CriteriaCultural: (iv)
Reference1561
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Dehua porcelain ink brush holder, with design of carved cranes and lotuses worked into the paste. Late 17th–18th century (Qing dynasty), 9.7 cm (3.8 in) tall

Dehua porcelain (Chinese: 德化陶瓷; pinyin: Déhuà Táocí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòe hûi), more traditionally known in the West as Blanc de Chine (French for "White from China"), is a type of white Chinese porcelain, made at Dehua in the Fujian province. It has been produced from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to the present day. Large quantities arrived in Europe as Chinese export porcelain in the early 18th century and it was copied at Meissen and elsewhere. It was also exported to Japan in large quantities. In 2021, the kilns of Dehua were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with many other sites near Quanzhou for their importance for medieval maritime trade and the exchange of cultures and ideas around the world.[1]

  1. ^ "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 22 Aug 2021.