£140
AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN LIBATION CUP Yongzheng, together with a blanc de chine porcelain figure of a female holding a flower. Largest 25 cm high. (2) Note: 'Blanc de Chine', or 'white from China', is the name given to white porcelains made in Dehua, a town in Fujian province along China's southeast coast. Historically, Dehua potters created a wide range of white wares and other ceramic products of varying quality. In the 18th century, the popularity of blanc de Chine inspired European potters to develop their own hard-paste white porcelain (made from compound minerals and fired at very high temperatures), copying prototypes imported from China. Today, Dehua still thrives as a porcelain town, boasting industrial success as well as artistic creativity.
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