Title
Firing support
Year/Period
Yuan/Ming dynasties (1279-1644)
Region
Dehua kilns, Fujian province, China
Dimension
Object size: H 0.9cm x Dia 8.3cm
Accession No.
1998-01585
Collection of
This porcelain, disc-shaped firing support shows the fine-grained white body characteristic of Dehua ceramics.Dehua, a county in Fujian province, is famed for its white porcelain, which is known to the Chinese as 'zhuyoubai' (pork-grease white) or 'xiangyabai' (ivory white), and to the Europeans, 'blanc de chine' (white porcelain).
