30 janvier 2011
Blanc de Chine @ Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art
Blanc de Chine Figures. China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art
Height: 65 cm - Price on request
Provenance: Robson Family collection (since 1890’s), United Kingdom
Not all Chinese ceramics were made in the kilns of the city of Jingdezhen. The well-known kiln of Dehua in Fujian Province has long been famous for its excellent creamy white porcelain, the so-called Blanc de Chine. Most of the objects made there, were statues made for the home market to be used on altars or in the... [Lire la suite]