Title
Pear-shaped vase
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 15.3 x 7 cm
Accession No.
2000-03461
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
This moulded vase with floral sprays has a flaring mouth, short thick neck and a pear-shaped body.Dehua pieces such as this example, known as 'blanc de Chine' or white porcelain, is a French term used to describe a variety of ceramics made in Dehua, a district in Fujian province, in Southeast China that Europeans imported during the 16th and 17th centuries.
