Vintage Chinese Lotus Blanc de Chine Bowl For Sale

Vintage Blanc de Chine Pedestal bowl by Wai Ming-lotus &Motif
Information from the net: \"Dehua porcelain (Chinese: 德化陶瓷; pinyin: Déhuà Táocí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-hòe hûi), more traditionally known in the West as Blanc de Chine (French for \"White from China\"), is a type of white Chinese porcelain, made at Dehua in the Fujian province. It has been produced from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) to the present day. Large quantities arrived in Europe as Chinese export porcelain in the early 18th century and it was copied at Meissen and elsewhere. It was also exported to Japan in large quantities. In 2021, the kilns of Dehua were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with many other sites near Quanzhou for their importance for medieval maritime trade and the exchange of cultures and ideas around the world.\"This Lotus Blanc de Chine Bowl is pristine, with the exception of one missing petal on one of the small lotus flowers. Under the glaze are a few small dots, the size of a fleck of pepper, which were in place before this was fired in the kiln. Since porcelain artists have been making many of the same designs and objects that were made in the Ming Dynasty period it is very difficult to determine the age of any one piece. The ducks symbolize marital fidelity. This piece measures 6 inches tall and 8 inches in diameter. It weighs 2 pounds and 11 ounces.!..

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