Blanc De Chine : porcelain from Dehua / Rose Kerr & John Ayers ; with contributions from Chuimei Ho ... [et al.]



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2002

Blanc De Chine : porcelain from Dehua / Rose Kerr & John Ayers ; with contributions from Chuimei Ho ... [et al.]

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Dehua porcelain or Blanc de Chine as it is known is the West, is pure ivory-white porcelain made at the Dehua kilns in the Southern Chinese province of Fujian. It rose to international significance around the 17th century and inspired aristocratic patronage in the development of new European porcelain. In this book, an international group of specialists discuss how, why and when the Dehua porcelain phenomenon occurred. It also includes a catalogue of Hickley Collection of blanc de Chine.

Subjects

Dehua ware Porcelain, Chinese--China--Dehua Xian (Fujian Sheng)

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Sculpture Visual Arts

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Title
Blanc De Chine : porcelain from Dehua / Rose Kerr & John Ayers ; with contributions from Chuimei Ho ... [et al.]
Creators
  • Kerr, Rose, 1953-
Subject
  • Dehua ware
  • Porcelain, Chinese--China--Dehua Xian (Fujian Sheng)
Publisher
  • National Heritage Board : Landmark Books, 2002
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2002
Contributors
  • Ayers, John
  • Singapore. National Heritage Board
Digital Description
application/pdf, col. ill., maps
Table of Contents
  • a connoisseur's view -- Blanc de Chine: some reflections -- Blanc de Chine in archaeological perspective: a tribute to Donnelly -- A note on the construction of Dehua figures -- Dehua porcelain in the collection of Augustus the Strong in Dresden -- Catalogue -- Bibliography.
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.