A Chinese 'blanc de chine' figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, late 16th/early 17th century
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A Chinese 'blanc de chine' figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, late 16th/early 17th century
Notes
During the Ming Dynasty, the highest quality porcelain production was coming from Jingdezhen, in the province of Jiangxi, with the remaining ceramic factories producing coarser ware for local consumption. The main exception to this is the factory of Dehua, in the province of Fujian, which produced an exquisite white monochrome porcelain known as 'blanc de chine'. The pieces have a smooth, glossy texture in a variation of tones, but most commonly we see the creamier white colour of ivory. These pieces were modelled primarily as figurines, depicting Buddhist deities such as the Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, the Buddha, and the Taoist immortals.
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