Title
Shard
Year/Period
Probably 16th-17th centuries
Region
Fujian province, China
Material
Dimension
Object size: L4.0 x W3.5 cm
Accession No.
1998-01558
Collection of
This shard was previously part of thickly-potted Dehua ware. This shard is decorated with rows of key fret patterns and covered with a white glaze, characteristic of Dehua porcelain. Dehua porcelain is better known in the West as blanc-de-chine porcelain, which rose to international significance around the 17th century. Its popularity at home and abroad continued and the kilns at Dehua remain prolific to this day.
