Title
Two 'magnolia blossom' vessels
Year/Period
Mid 17th century
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2000-03423
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
These cups appear to be a variation of the magnolia blossom cups in that the rim is extended to one side, giving the impression these could have been pouring vessels. Perhaps stylised Dehua cups like these examples take their form from a carved horn prototype (see 2000-03356).Dehua, located on the southeast coast of Fujian province, is well known for its production of white porcelain, known to Europeans as 'blanc de Chine'. The earliest Dehua porcelain was produced as early as the 14th century but the production and quality of these porcelain peaked around the 17th and 18th centuries.
