Title
Shard
Year/Period
14th century onwards
Region
Zulonggong site, Dehua county, Fujian province, China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H:1.8 x W:6.7 x D:5.3 cm
Accession No.
2008-06354
Collection of
This piece of shard, made of Dehua porcelain, is from a wheel-thrown bowl. Dehua, a district in Fujian province, is the production centre for 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). Dehua porcelain has a white body, consisting predominantly of porcelain stone ('baidunzi') with minute amounts of clay. This porcelain, fired in long stepped kilns built on the hillsides, was produced as early as the 14th century. The production of blanc de Chine peaked in the 17th century.
