Shard

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Title
Shard
Region
Fujian province, China
Dimension
Object size: L7.5 x W6.0 cm
Accession No.
1998-01582

This shard contains the foot ring section of saucer or a dish. This shard is covered with a white glaze and is from the Dehua kilns in Fujian province.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.

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