Blanc de Chine: History and Connoisseurship Reviewed

by John Ayers, John Ayers (Editor), Rose Kerr (Editor)

Overview

Dehua porcelain, or Blanc de Chine as it is known in the West, is pure ivory-white porcelain made at the Dehua kilns in the southern Chinese province of Fujian. It rose to international significance in the 17th century and inspired aristocratic patronage in the development of European porcelain. Its popularity at home and abroad continued and the k

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136799822
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/21/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

John Ayers, Rose Kerr

Table of Contents

1. Rose Kerr Introductory Remarks on Dehua Ware 2. Heidi Tan Pamela Hickley: A Connoisseur's View 3. John Ayers Blanc de Chine: Some Reflections 4. Chuimei Ho Blanc de Chine in Archaeological Perspective: A Tribute to Donnelly 5. Kenson Kwok A Note on the Construction of Dehua Figures 6. Eva Strober Dehua Porcelain in the collection of Augustus the Strong in Dresden 7. Heidi Tan Catalogue 8. Bibliography