Lustre Art

Dehua porcelain stands out among the treasures of Chinese ceramics, captivating the world with its luminous white glaze, reminiscent of the finest jade.
Dehua porcelain gets its name from the clay that is produced in the mountains and used to make pottery. After its emergence during the Tang Dynasty, it developed throughout the Song and Yuan periods, and was exported overseas via the Maritime Silk Road, gaining international recognition.

The Ming and Qing dynasties marked a golden age for Dehua kilns. Skilled artisans mastered the art of crafting white porcelain renowned for its smooth, jade glaze. Its luminous surface provided the perfect canvas for exquisite artistic designs embodying the essence of Chinese civilization. In Western cultures, this coveted porcelain earned the moniker Chinese White.

The kilns of Dehua, located in Dehua County in Fujian Province, are an important ancient porcelain production site. Following the Ming Dynasty, customized Dehua white porcelain became a sought-after luxury item among European royalty. In the 1904 book, Chinese Art, British author Stephen Wootton Bushell wrote: "Dehua kilns were particularly known for white porcelain, which was considered the finest Chinese porcelain, and which the French called Blanc de Chine."