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TRANSITIONAL. Late MING or Early QING Mid.17th Century.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Brushpot. Carved 'Linglong' or 'Devils Work' and Incised. Chongzhen Period (1627-1644) or Shunzhi Period (1644 - 1661). For a Similar Brushpot See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Item 159. Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL c.1643. Blanc de Chine.A Rare Hatcher Cargo Blanc de Chine Porcelain Stem Cup, Transitional c.1643. There was very little Blanc de Chine Porcelain recovered from the Hatcher Wreck. The Hatcher Cargo was the first cargo of shipwreck porcelain to come on to the market. It was sold in three auctions in Christie's Amsterdam in 1984 and 1985. It is a very important cargo of shipwreck ceramics, despite the lack of historical evidence recorded by the salvage team. A Ming porcelain cover dated to the Spring of 1643 helps confirm the date of the wreck. The Ming dynasty ended in 1644 and the period of chaos between between the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty is referred to as the Transitional period. Most of the cargo is comprised of Chinese blue and white porcelain with a few pieces of Blanc de Chine porcelain from Dehua in Fujian Province. The Hatcher Cargo is a vital dating tool for late Ming and early Qing porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644. Ming Dynasty. 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin. Depicted Seated with Her Robes Around Her. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. However, this Ming Porcelain Model is very unusual.Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy, She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced ; Dehua in Fujian Province. But her origins stem from Tibetan Buddhism, she was originally the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism 'Avalokitesvara'. Provenance : The Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R & G McPherson Antiques. S. Marchant & Son. Published : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, London 2006). R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CenturyA Fine 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Brushwasher. Shaped as a Lotus Leaf with the Base Support Modelled as Lotus Stems and Buds. The Whole is Very Crisply Moulded with a Rich Cream Colour that has a Hint of Pink. Provenance : From an English Private Collection. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1680. 康熙A Chinese Blanc de Chine Libation Cup Well Potted Standing on Three Small Spur Type Feet. On One Side is an Incised Crane, on the Other a Poem. For a Similar Porcelain Wine Cup See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 148, Item 113. This libation cup is 'Anhua' Decorated, in other Words it is Incised Prior to Glazing and So the Glaze Has Filled in the Lines, therefore it is Difficult to See. 'Anhua' Means Secret Decoration. The Reverse Side has an Inscription Through the Glaze, Done when the Glaze was not Quite Dry. This Inscription is in 'Grass Script' and would have Originally had Either Black or Red Seal Wax Rubbed into it to Show the Incised Poem More Clearly. The poem is Accompanied by a Seal Mark. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. MING DYNASTY. 16th or early 17th Century.An Unusual Small Ming Dynasty Blanc de Chine Porcelain Temple Vase. Based on a Bronze Original, of Baluster Form with Cut Out Shaped Handles and a Deep Base. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase Together with other Blanc de Chine Items Recovered from a Tomb in Dehua, Fujian Province See : Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain (John Ayres, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002) page 25, fig.3. With this Important Group of Objects was a Dated Tablet of 1519. Also See : Dehua Wares ( Fujian Provincial Museum and the Fung Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1990) page 119. Also See : Ming Ceramics in The British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall,The British Museum Press,2001) Page 505, Fig. 2 For a Group of Dehua Porcelain, including two vases similar to the present piece, recovered from a tomb dated 1559, now in the Dehua Ceramics Museum. We Sold a Very Similar Vase in Our June Exhibition : Item Number 17558. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup from Dehua in Fujian Province. This Blanc de Chine Cup Sits on a Raised Base and is Decorated with Flowering Prunus. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI (c.1700).Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup with Applied Decoration. One side of this libation cup shows three fighting tigers with a dragon above and the other side shows a scholar on a horse with a figure holding a parasol. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CENTURY.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Lotus Leaf Form Brush Washer. The Base with Two Old Collection Labels. For a Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 44c. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. 康熙A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Porcelain Shallow Dish. The Center Incised With a Flowering Prunus Branch. From a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain . R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI. 1662 - 1722.KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Moulded Porcelain Beaker With Three Large Applied Prunus Branch Sprigs. Blanc de Chine Beakers of This Type can be Found in the Dresden Palace Collection Formed by Augustus the Strong. Blanc de Chine is a Term used to Described White Porcelain Made at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. Part of a Private English collection of Blanc de Chine being offered for Sale. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CENTURY.BLANC DE CHINE. TRANSITIONAL. c.1640 - 1670. A Rare Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase and Interregal Stand. The Vase Has An Extensive Incised Design of Large Flowers With Scrolling Foliage. The Stand Has Carved Scroll End Feet, The Ends of the Supports are Ruyi Shaped. Part of a Private Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain Being Offered for Sale. From GODMERSHAM PARK, KENT (Christie's auction of Property of the Late Mrs. Robert Tritton, 7th June 1983. Lot: 169). Jane Austin's Brother was Squire at Godmersham Park and her novel Mansfield Park was in fact based on Godmersham Park. Mrs. Tritton was a New Yorker, her second husband Robert was a noted collector and during their ownership of the house had many famous people visit them, including Somerset Maugham and Rex Whistler. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. MING 16th CENTURY. A Rare Ming Dynasty Blanc de Chine Temple Vase. Based on a Bronze Original, of Baluster Form with Cut Out Shaped Handles and a Deep Base. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Vase Together with other Blanc de Chine Items Recovered from a Tomb in Dehua, Fujian Province See : Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain (John Ayres, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002) page 25, fig.3. With this Important Group of Objects was a Dated Tablet of 1519. Also See : Dehua Wares ( Fujian Provincial Museum and the Fung Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1990) page 119. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. 康熙 A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup from the Dehua Kilns, Fujian Province. Decorated with Applied reliefs Including a Fish-tailed Dragon, a Deer and a Crane as well as Flowering Prunus . BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup in the Form of a Curled Lotus Leaf with a Stalk Forming the Base. One Side Incised with a Poem in Grass Script. For a Similar Example See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 144, Item 107. For Another Example See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Item 103. For Another Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 28d. The Side has an Inscription Through the Glaze, Done when the Glaze was not Quite Dry. This Inscription is in 'Grass Script' and would have Originally had Either Black or Red Seal Wax Rubbed into it to Show the Incised Poem More Clearly. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. MING DYNASTY. 16th or early 17th Century.An Unusual Ming Dynasty Blanc de Chine Porcelain Temple Vase. Based on a Bronze Original, of Baluster Form with Cut Out Shaped Handles and a Deep Base. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase Together with other Blanc de Chine Items Recovered from a Tomb in Dehua, Fujian Province See : Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain (John Ayres, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002) page 25, fig.3. With this Important Group of Objects was a Dated Tablet of 1519. Also See : Dehua Wares ( Fujian Provincial Museum and the Fung Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1990) page 119. Also See : Ming Ceramics in The British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall,The British Museum Press,2001) Page 505, Fig. 2 For a Group of Dehua Porcelain, including two vases similar to the present piece, recovered from a tomb dated 1559, now in the Dehua Ceramics Museum. We Sold a Very Similar Vase in Our June Exhibition : Item Number 17558. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI. 1662 - 1722.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Leaf Shaped Brush Washer. Crisply Potted and of a Warm cream Tone. This Form was Extensively Copied by European Porcelain Factories of the 18th century. From the Gerald Davison Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup in the Form of a Curled Lotus Leaf with a Stalk Forming the Base. One Side Incised with a Poem. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
ST. CLOUD. c.1730 - 1750.A Fine French Soft-Paste Porcelain Cup and Saucer From the St.Cloud Factory. In the Style of Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain with a Raised Rim For The Cup to Fit into the Saucer (Trembleuses). Decorated with Applied Crisp Prunus Sprigs. Although St.Cloud Porcelain is Often Marked No St.Cloud 'Blanc de Chine' is Marked, did this Allow the Retailer to Sell it as Real Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain ? Although the Design is Chinese, the Form of a Cup with a handle and a 'Trembleuses' Saucer is Purely European. For a White Teabowl and Saucer with Prunus Sprigs See : Discovering the Secrets of Soft-Paste Porcelain at The St.Cloud Manufactory ca.1690-1766 (Edited by Bertrand Rondot, Yale University Press,1999) Page 168, Item 81. White Chinese porcelain from Dehua in Fujian is referred to a Blanc de Chine Porcelain in the West. It was especially popular in Europe from about 1680 to 1750. It was extensively copied by European porcelain factories especially at Meissen and St Cloud as well as Bow and Chelsea in England. 'Trembleuse' the use of a rim or gallery to stop the cup shaking was employed extensively at St.Cloud. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI 1662 - 1722.A Rare Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Beaker from Dehua, Fujian Province. The Sides of the Tall Porcelain Beaker are Incised with a Tall Jardinière Which has a Large Trailing Lotus Growing from it that Wraps Around the Outside of the Beaker. Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1680. 康熙A Well Potted Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup Standing on Three Small Spur Type Feet. On One Side is an Incised Crane, this is 'Anhua' Decorated, in other Words it is Incised Prior to Glazing and So the Glaze Has Filled in the Lines, therefore it is Difficult to See. 'Anhua' Means Secret Decoration. The Reverse Side has an Inscription Through the Glaze, Done when the Glaze was not Quite Dry. This Inscription is in 'Grass Script' and would have Originaly had Either Black or Red Seal Wax Rubbed into it to Show the Incised Poem More Clearly. The poem is Accompanied by a Seal Mark. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
MEISSEN. c.1745A Meissen Blanc de Chine Style Porcelain Teacup and Saucer with a Wishbone Handel. Moulded with Prunus Sprigs. Marked in Underglaze Blue with Crossed Swords. For the Original Chinese Blanc de Chine with Prunus Decoration See our MONOCHROME section. White Chinese Porcelain from Dehua in Fujian is referred to a Blanc de Chine porcelain in the West. It was especially popular in Europe from about 1680 to 1750. It was extensively copied by European Porcelain factories especially at Meissen and St Cloud as well as Bow and Chelsea in England. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th Century c.1640 - 1680.A Transitional Period (Mid 17th Century) Blanc de Chine Porcelain Lotus Form Brush Washer, From Dehua in Fujian Province. Moulded as a Lotus Leaf with Incised Veins, the Base is Modelled as a Lotus Stork Young Leaf and Flower Bud. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE Chongzhen or Shunzhi c.1630 - 1660 An Unusual 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Inscribed Brushpot, from the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province, Transitional, Late Ming or Early Qing. For two similar Blanc de Chine brushpots that are possibly slightly earlier, one of which is dated summer 1612, See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, London 2006) Pages 122 and 123 Items 81 and 81a. Provenance : Mr Alan Green R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th CENTURY.BLANC DE CHINE. TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1700. A Late Ming or Early Qing Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup. One Side Decorated With a Flowering Magnolia, The Other With Prunus. The Cup Sits on Eight Small Rounded Feet. Part of a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine being Offered for Sale. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi 1662 - 1722 康熙A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup Decorated with Prunus and Magnolia. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI. c.1680 - 1720. 康熙An Unusual Kangxi Blanc de Chine Lobed Porcelain bowl. The Under-Side Moulded with a Large Flowering Prunus Branch. This Blanc de Chine Bowl Might Have been used as a Brush Washer, although it is Larger than Most Brush Washers of the Period. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY c.1640 - 1660. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Censer from Dehua in Fujian Province. Provenance : A Japanese Private Collection. S.Marchant & Son. Published : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, London 2006) Page 112 Item 74a. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE 17th Century. A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup Decorated with the Eight Immortals. For a Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 26b. For Another Beaker of this Type See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant and Son, 2006) Page 151, Item 120. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. 康熙 A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup with Applied Decoration. On a Raise Foot with Two Twin Branch Shaped Ends. The Shape of this Libation Cup is Almost Circular and has Slightly Sagged in the Kiln. Blanc de Chine Libation Cups were Based on Rhinoceros Horn Cups that Were Mounted, Mass-Produced Porcelain was Much Cheaper than Rare Rhino Horn. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Pair of Blanc de Chine Porcelain Shallow Bowls, Shunzhi or Early Kangxi c.1650 - 1680. Thickly Potted with Shallow Straight Sides. This shape is unusual among Blanc de Chine Porcelain although it was a popular shape in the 17th century, it is more commonly encountered in Blue and White Porcelain as well as Biscuit Porcelain. Provenance : Purchased from L. Wannieck, Paris in 1939 (labels to both bases) A Private European Collection, Lake Geneva. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL. Mid 17th CENTURY.TRANSITIONAL. c.1640 - 1670. Unusual Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jardiniere. The Interior is Unglazed and the Base Has a Drainage hole. Three Sides are Decorated with Applied Sprigs of Prunus, Magnolia and Peony. Three Sides are Left Blanc. The Piece stands on Three Feet. Part of a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine Being Offered for Sale. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL. c.1630 - 1650.A Late Ming or Early Qing Blanc de Chine Porcelain Gu Shaped Vase. Very Well Potted with an Incised Scrolling Design to the Rounded Center Section. The Glaze is of a Creamy White Tone. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Early KANGXI c.1660 - 1700. 康熙A Rare Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup. Modelled as a Complete Rhinoceros Horn. The Sides Lightly Moulded with Strange Plants Against a Patterned Background, on One Side a Dragons Head can be Seen. Rhino horn has a beautiful translucent colour when carved, and from as far back as the Tang Dynasty the Chinese have made ornamental cups and other carvings. One of the rhino horn’s more useful purposes was for ornamental drinking cups to detect poisons. It is thought that this may have been because many early poisons were strong alkaloids that may have reacted strongly with the keratin and gelatin in the rhino horn, thereby indicating the presence of poison. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. A Small Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of a Lion on a Base. From the Gerald Davison Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL c.1640 - 1680. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Blanc de Chine Model of a Crab Sitting on a Lotus Leaf. This Realistically Modelled Crab Seams not to Suit Any Specific Function, Unlike the Other Models of this Type that Were Used as Water-Droppers. The Glaze Colour is Also Different to Most of these Crab Models in that it is a Rich Creamy Colour. Provenance : From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
MING c.1620 -1640. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Late Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin Holding a Scroll Standing on a Base with Waves Rushing Over it. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : Private French Collection. S.Marchant & Son. Published : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006. ISBN 0-9554009-0-2) Page 19 Item 7. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI c.1660 - 1700. Blanc de Chine. A Blanc de Chine Lobed Cup with Two Large Crisply Moulded Prunus Sprigs. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not familiar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Late MING or Early QING Dynasty 17th Century. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Pair of 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Libation Cups' From Dehua in Fujian Province. Decorated with Porcelain Appliqué ; One Side Shows a Dragon Appearing From the Clouds While Another is Coming From the Ground, a Prunus Sprig is to the Left. The Other Side Shows a Trotting Deer Below a Crane and Prunus Branches. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliqués were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
QIANLONG 1736 - 1795. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase Decorated in Relief and Incised Work with a Bird in a Prunus Tree Next to Rocks, the Reverse Side with Incised Flowers. The Neck has a Row of Applied 'Ruyi'. The Sides with Dragon Handles. This type of Blanc de Chine Porcelain is difficult to date, it has been suggested that there was no production of Blanc de Chine between about 1720 to 1820, that would push the dating of the present example into the 19th Century. Donnelly dates a similar Blanc de Chine vase to 1764, see below. However, this is only a cycical date and so it doesn't really help. For a similar vase, dated by cycical date to 1764, see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969) Plate 51.C Eighteenth-Century Vases. For another Blanc de Chine Vase Porcelain of this type from our 'Archives' see 18716 (enter 18716 in the search box on the home page). R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Bowl. The Center Incised with a Peony Flower. The Base with a Small Seal Mark. Provenance : From a Private English Collection. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. c.1680 - 1710. 康熙A Pair of Tall Kangxi Export Porcelain Blanc de Chine Figures of Guanyin. Produced at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. They Stand Holding a Ruyi Scepter (click on image for more details) and are Shown on a Rocky Base. The Pair of Blanc de Chine Figures are Well Modeled and Have Incised Decoration on their Clothing, their Tiny Shoes Can be Seen Poking out from under their Robes. The Heads are Attached, it Seems to be the Larger Size that have the Removable Heads. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy, She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced; Dehua in Fujian Province. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1680. 康熙A 17th Blanc de Chine Porcelain Octagonal Libation Cup. With Applied Crisply Moulded Decoration in the Form of The Eight Horses of Mu Wang with Riders. For a similar Blanc de Chine Libation Cup See : Exhibition of Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 1994) page 60, item 89. Tsao Fu, in ancient Chinese Mythology, was an exceptionally skilled charioteer, who is said to have lived around 950 B.C. The Chinese tell the story of the Emperor Mu Wang, who was determined to visit paradise. He wanted to taste the peaches of immortality there. He found a very brave charioteer named Tsao Fu, who drove eight amazing horses with great skill. Tsao Fu was afraid of nothing—he carried the emperor across the Earth and into the heavens. The emperor finally reached Mount K’uen Lun and tasted the peaches of immortality. His brave charioteer Tsao Fu was carried up to the stars, where both he and his eight horses can be seen among the stars of the constellation Cepheus. The star Zeta Cephei is specifically named after him. From a English Private Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Trick Cup with a Bearded Sage Like Figure in the Well of the Bowl. the Outside with Moulded Decoration. Trick Cups or 'Gong Dao Bei' (literally 'don't be greedy cups) were Wine Cups where the Wine would Drain over the Lap of Heavy Drinker. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL. (c. 1640) 明代Blanc de Chine Guanyin and Acolyte Purched on Rock Work.It is Unusual to Find Models of Guanyin with Only One Acolyte. This 17th century group has been mould made with the hand, acolyte and acolytes ribbon added by hand. The back has carved decoration to simulate rough rock work. Purchased from a private collection Ivory color Chinese porcelain first produced in Dehua Kiln in Fujian Province in the Ming Dynasty The first Dehua Kiln, whose white porcelain became a representative genre of the Chinese porcelain industry, was a famous kiln that specialized in white porcelain making. Its sites spread about within the scope of today's Dehua County, in East China's Fujian Province. Dehua County in central Fujian Province is known as one of the Three Porcelain Capitals in China, together with Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi Province and Liling in Central China's Hunan Province. Dehua porcelain dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Solid and smooth, Dehua porcelain is resistant to both heat and cold. One type of "Jianbai" porcelain in particular has a sparkle and luster even more stunning than white jade, and its ivory-white color and superb workmanship make it a favorite of art lovers. The body of its white porcelain was low in iron but high in potassium, while the color of the glazed surface was of a bright, smooth luster, as milky as frozen fat. It was thus often called "lard white" or "ivory white." Dehua white porcelain used to be one of the major export varieties in various dynasties. In the West it was called the "Chinese white porcelain" or "Marco Polo porcelain." The most common objects of Dehua porcelain were a burner, cup, bottle, plate, tin, Zun (a kind of wine vessel), and Ding (an ancient cooking vessel), which were often decorated with appliqués (kinds of ornament) and stamps; the porcelain figurine was also remarkably exquisite. In fact, the masterpiece of Dehua porcelain was the white porcelain figure of Buddha. Among Dehua porcelains, white Buddha figures, the most famous, represented the highest firing technique of Dehua kilns at that time. With a refined design and an elegant touch, the white porcelain of Dehua kilns became a representative genre of Chinese porcelain industry in that period and was reputed as the Bright Pearl of Porcelain in the World. Although by the Song and Yuan dynasties (960-1368), Dehua porcelains were already being exported to other countries and regions, it was during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) that Dehua porcelain gradually developed its own techniques and styles and enjoyed great development R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Model of Guanyin. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy, She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced ; Dehua in Fujian Province. But her origins stem from Tibetan Buddhism, she was originally the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism 'Avalokitesvara'. This Blanc de Chine Guanyin is very similar to the brown glazed Guanyin, also from Fujian Province in our archive section stock : 19633. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. 康熙 A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup with Applied Decoration. With Tooled 18th Century Ormolu Mounts. Mounts of this Type are not Uncommon on Blanc de Chine of the Period. They have, in this Case Changed this Libation Cup, meant for Drinking a Toast to Honour one's Ancestors, into a Bonbon Dish. It is Probable that the Mounts are either French or German and date to c. 1720-1750. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
18th CENTURY.A White Moulded Chinese Porcelain Libation Cup. Decorated with Leaves and Flower Buds Issuing from a Branch on the Base, over a Folded Leaf Ground. It is Possible this Type Does not come from Dehua in Fujian Province and is Therefore not Blanc de Chine. It Might have been Made at the Main Ceramic Production Area of China, Jingdezhen. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE by P.J. Donnelly.BLANC DE CHINE by P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The was the first book published about Blanc de Chine porcelain. A ground braking book with a lot of important information, however with hindsight we can see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being early Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all, but later Japanese white porcelain. This is a difficult book if you are not familiar with Blanc de Chine porcelain but despite it's faults it is a very useful and interesting book. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £265.60 on Amazon books (July 2008). See 'Reading List' for alternative books about Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
DOCCIA. (Ginori) c.1745 - 1755.An Italian Hard-Paste Lead-Glazed Porcelain Saucer in the Chinese Blanc de Chine Style. From The Ginori Factory in Doccia. Decorated with Two Prunus Spriggs. Blanc de Chine is a Western Term for White Porcelain Produced at the Dehua Kilns in China's Fujian Province. See our MONOCHROME section for Examples of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Porcelain Beaker With Three Large Applied Prunus Branch Sprigs. Blanc de Chine Beakers of This Type can be Found in the Dresden Palace Collection Formed by Augustus the Strong. Blanc de Chine is a Term used to Described White Porcelain Made at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. 'In the corner of the wall, some twigs of plum blossom. Braving the frost, they bloom quietly for themselves. Even in the distance, you can see that it is not snow. And from somewhere a sweet perfume is wafted' ( Wang An-Shi, 11th century ). Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. Damaged old Italian label to the base. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1700. 康熙A Moulded 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup in the Form of a Veined Lotus Leaf Seen from the Outside with a Flowering Peony Overlaid on Each Side. The Recessed Base has Five Spur Type Feet on Which the Cup sits. From a Private English Collection. Old label to the Base : F. J. Abbot collection. Condition: Perfect. Size: Diameter : 8.7 cm (3 1/2 inches). R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
LATE MING DYNASTY c.1610 - 1640. BLANC DE CHINE.A Late Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Gu' Shaped Vase with Incised and Stamped Decoration. This Bronze shape Blanc de Chine flared vase has a enlarged central section with four flanges and a flat base with a straight shallow foot. The decoration combines two techniques, the central raised section is decorated with a small stamp with a single fretted design repeated many times that fills this part of the vase with a fret-work pattern. The rest of this blanc de chine vase is lightly and freely incised with flowers. The upper section has narcissus and camellia while the lower section is decorated with lotus and prunus. Provenance : A Private French Collection. S.Marchant & Son, London. Published : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006. ISBN 0-9554009-0-2) Item 82 Page 124. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. 1662 - 1722.KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Moulded Porcelain Beaker With Three Large Applied Prunus Branch Sprigs. Blanc de Chine Beakers of This Type can be Found in the Dresden Palace Collection Formed by Augustus the Strong. Blanc de Chine is a Term used to Described White Porcelain Made at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. From the Gerald Davison Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup of Lotus Leaf Form with an Incised Poem in Grass Script. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection. . R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi 1662 - 1722.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Jue', Kangxi Period. This Blanc de Chine Form of Wine Cup is Based on a Shang Dynasty Ritual Bronze. For a similar blanc de chine porcelain 'Jue' See : The Burghley Porcelains, An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule (Japan Society, New York,1986) page 89 item 228. For another blanc de chine porcelain 'Jue' see : Blanc de Chine ( P.J.Donnelly ) plate 34c. From a Private English Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
ST.CLOUD. c.1730 -1750.A Fine French Soft-Paste Porcelain Cup and Saucer From the St.Cloud Factory. In the Style of Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain with a Raised Rim For The Cup to Fit into the Saucer (Trembleuses). Decorated with Applied Crisp Prunus Sprigs. Although St.Cloud Porcelain is Often Marked No St.Cloud 'Blanc de Chine' is Marked, did this Allow the Retailer to Sell it as Real Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain ? Although the Design is Chinese, the Form of a Cup with a handle and a 'Trembleuses' Saucer is Purely European. For a White Teabowl and Saucer with Prunus Sprigs See : Discovering the Secrets of Soft-Paste Porcelain at The St.Cloud Manufactory ca.1690-1766 (Edited by Bertrand Rondot, Yale University Press,1999) Page 168, Item 81. White Chinese porcelain from Dehua in Fujian is referred to a Blanc de Chine Porcelain in the West. It was especially popular in Europe from about 1680 to 1750. It was extensively copied by European porcelain factories especially at Meissen and St Cloud as well as Bow and Chelsea in England. 'Trembleuse' the use of a rim or gallery to stop the cup shaking was employed extensively at St.Cloud. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. c.1680 - 1720. 康熙A Kangxi Period (1662-1722) Blanc de Chine Double Gourd Shaped Ewer. This Chinese Porcelain Ewer was Made in Dehua, Fujian Province. From a Private English Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Dehua Porcelain.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of Guanyin and a Brown Glazed Kangxi Porcelain Model of Guanyin. Both Models are From the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI c.1640 - 1700. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Blanc de Chine Porcelain Tazza, Transitional or Early Kangxi c.1640 to 1700. For a very similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Tazza See :Blanc de Chine (P.J Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969). Provenance : Carl Kempe Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644. Ming Dynasty.明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Late Ming Blanc de Chine Group of Guanyin with Her Acolytes on a Rockwork Base. This Blanc de Chine group is particularly interesting in that it is a similar model to the one on the engraved border of the Dutch map maker Blaeu's Nieuw Atlas of 1655. Provenance : From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. 康熙A Large Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup with Raised Decoration of Flowering Magnolia and Prunus. For a Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 27 and a Painting by Leonard Knuff of 1681 Showing a Similar Wine Cup with European Works of Art (27a). For Another Similar Example See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Item 122. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi c.1690 - 1720. 康熙A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of a Kylin. For a Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 114. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700.A Blanc de Chine Water Dropper in the Form of a Lotus leaf. The Stem of Which is used to Pour the Water, the Base of this Stem is Hidden by a Moulded Crab. For Two Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Examples See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 139, Items 99 & 99a. For Another Example See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Item 56. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Transitional. c.1640. 明代A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Bombe Form Censor. Late Ming Dynasty or Early Qing. Based on a Bronze Form with Lion Mask handels. Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua in Fujian Province. For a Similar Examples See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 110 and 111, Items 73, 73a, & 73b. For a Further Example See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Page 71, Item 72. For Another Similar Example see : Blanc de Chine (P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Illustration 12. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine PorcelainA Kangxi Blanc de Chine Faceted Beaker Made by the Chung-t'un (Wade Giles)Family.The Sides with Recessed Moulded Panels Containing Figures. The Base with an Impressed Seal-Mark Reading Shin Chung for the Chung-t'un Family. For a very similar Blanc de Chine Beaker with London Decoration of c.1700 to 1720 sold by R&G McPherson Antiques enter in the stock number to the search on the front page ; 17976. For the potters mark see : Blanc de Chine (P.J Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Page 358. For a very similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain beaker with the same potters mark also see Donnelly, Plate 31, top row second from the left. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th Century.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Double Handled Vessel with Applied Prunus Sprigs. Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Late Ming or Early Qing c.1620-1670.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase, Late Ming or Early Qing c.1620-1670. The Bronze Form Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase has a Garlic Top and a 'Chilong' Dragon Entwined Around its Neck. The Base has a Thick Footrim and is Unglazed For a Similar Vase See : Blanc de Chine (John Aryes,S.Marchant & Son,2006) Page 128 Item 85. Other blanc de chine vases of this type are recorded at Dresden (the inventory of 1721). Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Shunzhi (1644-1661) or Kangxi (1662-1722) Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cup. The Flared Sides of this Octagonal Cup are Decorated with Prunus. The Design is Partly Carved, a Very Unusual Technique for these Blanc de Chine Cups. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliqués were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL. c.1640 明代Large Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin and Child. The Child Holds a Lotus Flower and Behind the Main Figure is a Vase on a Rockwork Stand. Blanc de Chine Porcelain was Made at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1680. 康熙 A 17th Blanc de Chine Porcelain Octagonal Libation Cup. With Applied Crisply Moulded Decoration in the Form of The Eight Horses of Mu Wang with Riders. For a similar Blanc de Chine Libation Cup See : Exhibition of Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 1994) page 60, item 89. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
ST.CLOUD. c.1730 -1750.A Fine French Soft-Paste Porcelain Cup and Saucer From the St.Cloud Factory. In the Style of Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain with a Raised Rim For The Cup to Fit into the Saucer (Trembleuses). Decorated with Applied Crisp Prunus Sprigs. Although St.Cloud Porcelain is Often Marked No St.Cloud 'Blanc de Chine' is Marked, did this Allow the Retailer to Sell it as Real Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain ? Although the Design is Chinese, the Form of a Cup with a handle and a 'Trembleauses' Saucer is Purely European. For a White Teabowl and Saucer with Prunus Sprigs See : Discovering the Secrets of Soft-Paste Porcelain at The St.Cloud Manufactory ca.1690-1766 (Edited by Bertrand Rondot, Yale University Press,1999) Page 168, Item 81. From a Private French Collection of St.Cloud Porcelain (Described as the Collection of Monsieur L.). The Collection has not been seen for at Least 15 Years. White Chinese porcelain from Dehua in Fujian is referred to a Blanc de Chine porcelain in the West. It was especially popular in Europe from about 1680 and 1750. It was extensively copied by European porcelain factories especially at Meissen and St Cloud as well as Bow and Chelsea in England. 'Trembleuse' the use of a rim or gallery to stop the cup shaking was employed extensively at St.Cloud. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Octagonal Libation Cup. With Applied Crisply Moulded Decoration in the Form of The Eight Horses of Mu Wang with Riders. From an Private English Collection. For a similar Blanc de Chine Libation Cup See : Exhibition of Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 1994) page 60, item 89. Tsao Fu, in ancient Chinese Mythology, was an exceptionally skilled charioteer, who is said to have lived around 950 B.C. The Chinese tell the story of the Emperor Mu Wang, who was determined to visit paradise. He wanted to taste the peaches of immortality there. He found a very brave charioteer named Tsao Fu, who drove eight amazing horses with great skill. Tsao Fu was afraid of nothing—he carried the emperor across the Earth and into the heavens. The emperor finally reached Mount K’uen Lun and tasted the peaches of immortality. His brave charioteer Tsao Fu was carried up to the stars, where both he and his eight horses can be seen among the stars of the constellation Cepheus. The star Zeta Cephei is specifically named after him. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644 - 1661 or KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine PorcelainA 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Beaker. The Steep Sided Form is Fluted and has Three Large Flowering Prunus (Plumb) Sprigs which are Sharply Defined. 'In the corner of the wall, some twigs of plum blossom. Braving the frost, they bloom quietly for themselves. Even in the distance, you can see that it is not snow. And from somewhere a sweet perfume is wafted' ( Wang An-Shi, 11th century ). Blanc de Chine Beakers of this type can be found in the Dresden Palace Collection formed by Augustus the Strong. Blanc de Chine is a term used to described white Porcelain made at the Dehua kilns in Fujian Province. For a similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain beaker See : Blanc de Chine (P.J Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) Plate 31. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN 1628 - 1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Late Ming or Early Qing Blanc de Chine Lamp, Chongzhen 1628 - 1644 or Shunzhi Period 1644 - 1661. One Side with a Two Line Poem Incised Through the Glaze in Cursive Script Sometimes Referred to as Grass-Script. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 – 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. Carl Kempe was ideally placed as a collector of early Chinese ceramics, Sweden was at the forefront of research and collecting during most of the 20th century, Swedish academics and archaeologists had direct links with China, helping out with the excavation of Neolithic sites as well as kilns from the Song dynasty. King Gustav VI of Sweden (1883-1973) headed a very active circle of native scholarly collectors including Kempe. From 1929 academics contributed information to collectors and others interested in Chinese ceramics through the publication of 'Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'. Jan Wirgin author of 'Sung Ceramic Designs' and Bo Gyllensvard, who in 1964 wrote 'Catalogue of Chinese Ceramics In the Carl Kempe Collection' were just two of the many people contributing to the knowledge of Chinese ceramics at the time. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644 - 1661 or KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine PorcelainA 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Jue, Shunzhi or Kangxi c.1650 to 1700.Described as Fen Ting and Dated to the Ming Dynasty in the Carl Kempe Catalogue of 1964. Jue were originally made of bronze, the form was used to serve or warm wine. It was used for ceremonial purposes by the Chinese of the Xia (c.2205-1766 BC) Shang Dynasty (1600– 1046 BC) and Zhou dynasties (1122 - 256 BC), it was then made of differing materials but I think always retaining its ceremonial significance. It has two protuberances on the top of the vessel, which were used when lifting the vessel out of heat. These are much smaller on the present example as it is only a representation of a bronze Jue, although it was made as functional object. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 – 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 150 Item 463. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Shunzhi 1644-1661 or Kangxi 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Dogs of Fu' (click on the image for more information) Taper-Stick Holder and Companion.c.1640-1700. Blanc de Chine Fu Dogs are difficult to date, they were made in the provincial kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. There are very many versions, all of which are rather similar but really following the same basic model. Technically the production didn't change much either, on the whole the earlier models have more hand-working. However, the present example has more hand working than the early Blanc de Chine Fu dog from the Hatcher Cargo, datable to circa 1643 ( stock number 19961 ). The potting, glaze colour and general finish all point to a specific period but accurate dating is, I believe, very difficult. As with most pairs of Blanc de Chine Fu Dogs the pair are not a pair in the way we know it today. For a start, both are male as they have a brocaded ball each. Only one has a nozzle to take a taper-stick. These would, I am sure, have been a pair originally, the colour, construction and especially the faces are very similar, although only one has his tongue sticking out. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. 明代 Blanc de Chine (White Chinese Porcelain From Dehua in Fujian Province). Libation Cup of Octagonal Form With an Incised Two Line Poem on One Side. These Poems Were Incised When The Glaze Was Not Quite Dry. Originaly They Might Have Had The Characters Picked Out in Either Black or Red, Using an Unfired Pigment. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Cup See : The Burghley House Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics, Page 90, Item No. 233. Also See Donnelly : Blanc de Chine Plate 26c. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Fine Blanc de Chine Brush-Washer in the Form of a Lichee. Chongzhen 1628-1644 or Shunzhi 1644-1661 Period. Provenance : The Carl Kempe Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 – 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Transitional - Kangxi. 17th Century.A Blanc de Chine porcelain beaker, Transitional-Kangxi. Decorated with three applied prunus spriggs. The silver mount probably later. Tiny mark to the base of the highly cleaned silver. Provenance : S.Marchant & Son. Illustrated in : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, London 2006) Page 149 Item 115. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup with the Eight Immortals. For a Beaker of this Type See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant and Son, 2006) Page 151, Item 120. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
MING DYNASTY. 16th or Early 17th Century.An Unusual Small Ming Dynasty Blanc de Chine Porcelain Temple Vase, from Dehua, Fujian Province. Based on a Bronze Original, of Baluster Form with Cut Out Shaped Handles and a Deep Base. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase Together with other Blanc de Chine Items Recovered from a Tomb in Dehua, Fujian Province See : Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain (John Ayres, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002) page 25, fig.3. With this Important Group of Objects was a Dated Tablet of 1519. Also See : Dehua Wares ( Fujian Provincial Museum and the Fung Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1990) page 119. Also See : Ming Ceramics in The British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall,The British Museum Press,2001) Page 505, Fig. 2 For a Group of Dehua Porcelain, including two vases similar to the present piece, recovered from a tomb dated 1559, now in the Dehua Ceramics Museum. We Sold a Very Similar Vase in Our June Exhibition : Item Number 17558. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Chinese 19th Century.A Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine Porcelain Buffalo with Boys Playing Flutes on Their Backs, 19th century. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Libation Cup with Relief Decoration of Prunus Sprigs. The Foot has an 18th Century Gilt Bronze Mount. Blanc de Chine Libation Cups like the Present Example were made in Dehua, Fujian Province for use in the Chinese Home for Drinking a Libation to One's Ancestors. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Late Ming Dynasty or Early Qing Miniature Blanc de Chine Bombe Form Censor. Based on a Bronze Form with Lion Mask Handels. Blanc de Chine Porcelain from Dehua in Fujian Province. For a Similar but Larger Examples See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 110 and 111, Items 73, 73a, & 73b. Provenance : From the Gerald Davison Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Libation Cup. This Wine Cup is Decorated with Appliqués of Prunus. It is Raised Above Two Long Thin Supports and is Joined To it By Small Struts of Organic Form. Blanc de Chine Porcelain cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliqués were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. Come complete with wooden stand and fitted box. Provenance : From a Private Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
LATE MING. c.1640.A Fine Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of Guanyin in 'Dhyanasana' with Her Acolytes. The Lower String of Pearls has Five other Strings Attached Representing the Five 'Tathagatas' (Buddhist Families). This figure is particularly interesting in that the same model as the one to the engraved border of the Dutch map maker Blaeu's Nieuw Atlas of 1655. Provenance : G.Pezzi Collection (Italy). Christie's Amsterdam. R and G McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644. Ming Dynasty. 明代 Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Fine Late Ming Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure of Guanyin. Provenance : Private Collection in 1923. From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. Published : Kang-Hsi by Von Walter Bondy, Berlin 1923. Illustrated page 199. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. 17th Century.An Unusual 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Brush Washer. The Thickly Potted Porcelain is Hexagonal on the Outside and Circular Inside. The Exterior is Applied with Two Crisp Prunus Sprays. 'In the corner of the wall, some twigs of plum blossom. Braving the frost, they bloom quietly for themselves. Even in the distance, you can see that it is not snow. And from somewhere a sweet perfume is wafted' ( Wang An-Shi, 11th century ). From a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine porcelain.. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. QIANLONG 1736 - 1795.A Qianlong Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase of Bronze Form. Decorated with Applied Prunus Sprigs and Mask handles. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Qianlong or Jiajing c.1780 - 1820.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Model of a Seated Buddi, Late Qianlong or Jiaqing. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Late Ming or Early Qing c.1630 - 1680.A Fine Blanc de Chine Porcelain Censer. Late Ming or Early Qing c.1630 - 1680. The 'Ding' Archaistic Form on Three Large Blade Shape Feet with Archaic Characters. Based on a Shang Dynasty Bronze Original. The Colour a Rich Creamy Pink White. Provenance : Chait Gallery as Ming Dynasty (Old label to base). From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Figure. This Model was Copied in White or with Enamelled Decoration by Bottger on Porcelain at Meissen in Around 1715. These were Sometimes Referred to as Magot or Pagoda Figures. The term Magot was used from as early as the mid 17th century to describe the European heavy set or bizarre representations in clay, plaster, copper or porcelain of Chinese or Indian figures. The term is usually used to describe the European porcelain. Pagoda Figure comes from the term pagode or religious figures housed in pagoda shrines. (Kisluk-Grosheide, 'The Reign of Magots and Pagods', Metropolitan Museum Journal 73, 2002, pp. 177, 181, 182, 184). Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The Margaret Goldney of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Seated Figure of Guanyin with a Child on a Rockwork Base. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy and it is interesting to see how she is shown in a Madonna like pose here, with a child in her arms. She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced; Dehua. Figures like the present example were often made for family shrines. The boy holding a lotus flower conveys the wish for children ( male children ). This type of Blanc de Chine model can be seen in many English and European country houses and is similar to examples in the Dresden Palace. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
CHONGZHEN. 1628 - 1644 or SHUNZHI 1644-1661. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure Depicting the Buddhist Bodhindharma( for more information click on the image). From the Dehua Kilns, Fujian Province. Chongzhen 1628 - 1644 or Shunzhi Period 1644-1661. For a similar Blanc de Chine figure of Bodhindharma see : Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Volume 2 (Regina Krahl, Azimuth Editions, 1994) page 303 plate 1005. Provenance : The Margaret Goldney Collection of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL. c.1640.. A Fine Late Ming or Early Qing Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin. Well Modelled With Hand Worked Details. This Model is Unusual in that Her Robe Projects a Long Way Forward From the body. Part of a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine being offered for sale. Guanyin was the goddess of mercy. But her origins stem from Tibetan Buddhism, she was originally the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism ' Avalokitesvara'. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine.An Unusual Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase, Dehua, Fujian Province. The Baluster Shape is Incised 'Anhua' with a Scrolling Flower Design and on One Side a Pavilion in the Clouds or Waves. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662 - 1722. Blanc de Chine PorcelainA Rare Blanc de Chine Porcelain Taper-Stick Holder in the Form of a Crane, Mid to Late 17th Century. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Provenance : The Carl Kemp Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Johan Carl Kempe (8 December 1884 – 8 July 1967) was one of the greatest collectors of Early Chinese Ceramics, like many he started off with Ming and Qing polychrome Porcelain before becoming interested in the more restrained palette of Early Chinese Stoneware and Porcelain. The Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Sweden. Published : Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection (Bo Gyllensvard, Almqvist & Wiksell, 1964) Page 144 Item 463. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Bronze Form Censer From Dehua in Fujian Province. The Bombe Form with Two Lion Mask Handles. The Base with a Clear Large Seal-Mark. For a Similar Examples See : Blanc de Chine (S.Marchant & Son, 2006) Page 110 and 111, Items 73, 73a, & 73b. Blanc de Chine porcelain from Dehua became one of the best known and collected ceramics in Europe; however, it origins were of very humble means during the late Northern Song Dynasty. Due to the popularity of qingbai on the commercial market, the Dehua kilns started producing wares on a large scale during the Southern Song dynasty. The wares were often white with a bluish tinge, likely in imitation of qingbai, but with a coarser body of chalky white clay; generally, this was pressed into moulds to form objects such as cosmetic boxes and figurines. The Dehua kilns primarily made white wares for export and vast quantities were shipped from the port of Guangzhou. In time, the wares became more refined and the bluish tinge was abandoned for a thick glassy glaze of light-ivory. Production of Dehua wares continued far into the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) with the Dutch East India Company exporting vast quantities to Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries where it became known as the famous blanc de chine ware. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Moulded 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Wine Cup in the Form of a Veined Lotus Leaf Stem from the Outside with a Flowering Peony Overlaid on Each Side. The Recessed Base has Five Spur Type Feet on which the Cup sits. The porcelain known in the West as Blanc de Chine was produced 300 miles south of the main Chinese kiln complex of Jingdezhen. The term refers to the fine grain white porcelain made at the kilns situated near Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian, these kilns also produced other types of porcelain. A rather freely painted blue and white ware, porcelain with brightly coloured 'Swatow' type enamels as well as pieces with a brown iron-rich glaze. However it is the white blanc de Chine wares that have made these kilns famous. The quality and colour achieved by the Dehua potters was partly due to the local porcelain stone, it was unusually pure and was used without kaolin being added. This, combined with a low iron content and other chemical factors within the body as well as the glaze, enabled the potters to produce superb ivory-white porcelain. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURYA Pair of 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Wine Cups in the Form of Lotus Leaves. Provenance : Robert McPherson Antiques. The John Drew Collection. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. c.1640 - 1700. Blanc de Chine.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Libation Cup' From Dehua in Fujian Province. Decorated with Porcelain Appliqué ; one Side Shows a Dragon Appearing From the Clouds While Another Is Coming From the Ground, a Prunus Sprig is to the Left. The Other Side Shows a Trotting Deer Below Branches. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliqués were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. c.1643.LATE MING / TRANSITIONAL. c.1643. Blanc de Chine Porcelain Surprise or Puzzle Cup from the Hatcher Cargo. Blanc de Chine Cups are Known with a Number of Different Figures in Side. There were only a few such Puzzle Cups Recovered from the Hatcher Shipwreck. Indeed there were relatively few pieces of Blanc de Chine found on the wreck. Part of a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine being offered for sale. Rhino horn has a beautiful translucent colour when carved, and from as far back as the Tang Dynasty the Chinese have made ornamental cups and other carvings. One of the rhino horn’s more useful purposes was for ornamental drinking cups to detect poisons. It is thought that this may have been because many early poisons were strong alkaloids that may have reacted strongly with the keratin and gelatin in the rhino horn, thereby indicating the presence of poison. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
SHUNZHI 1644-1661 or KANGXI 1662-1722. Blanc de Chine Porcelain. A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine 'Dog of Fu' (click on the image for more information) Taper-Stick Holder .c.1640-1700. Blanc de Chine Fu Dogs are difficult to date, they were made in the provincial kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. There are very many versions, all of which are rather similar but really following the same basic model. Technically the production didn't change much either, on the whole the earlier models have more hand-working. However, the present example has more hand working than the early Blanc de Chine Fu dog from the Hatcher Cargo, datable to circa 1643 ( stock number 19961 ). The potting, glaze colour and general finish all point to a specific period but accurate dating is, I believe, very difficult. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Late MING or Early QING Mid.17th Century.An Unusual Blanc de Chine Porcelain 'Rhinoceros' Horn Cup, Late Ming or Early Qing Dynasty. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cup See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua, A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection, Singapore (Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Art Media Resources Ltd, 2002) Item 126. Provenance : From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI 1662 -1722. Blanc de Chine. A Pair of Blanc de Chine Porcelain Guanyins, Kangxi Period. Figures of Guanyin are by far the most common of all Blanc de Chine figures and indeed one of the most common images in Chinese figurative art. Guanyin was the Goddess of mercy, She was especially revered in the area where this figure was produced ; Dehua in Fujian Province. But her origins stem from Tibetan Buddhism, she was originally the patron saint of Tibetan Buddhism 'Avalokitesvara'. It is quite possible that these blanc de chine figures did not start life together, there are many differences between the two figures, for example one has a tiara type crown while the other does not and one has more folds to the back of her robe. Blanc de chine figures like the present example were constructed of separate pieces put together. The idea of identical pairs is a relatively modern one, it is something we have become used to through the process of standardization through modern mass production techniques. Differences in pairs or sets are common among 17th and 18th century Chinese. The faces and front of the figures seem to be produced from the same mould, they just have different applied decoration. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. KANGXI 1662 - 1722.A Pair of Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Ewers and Covers. Decorated with Applied Crisply Moulded Prunus relief. Provenance : From a Private Dutch Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi 1662 - 1722.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Leaf Shaped Brushwasher. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
HATCHER CARGO c.1643 Transitional Period : Late Ming or Early Qing. A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Trick Cup from the Hatcher Cargo c.1643. Blanc de Chine Porcelain was produced at Dehua in Fujian Province from the Ming Dynasty and is still being made. Trick Cups or 'Gong Dao Bei' (literally 'don't be greedy cups) were Wine Cups where the Wine would Drain over the Lap of Heavy Drinker. See 19002 for another blanc de chine porcelain trick cup. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or Early KANGXI c.1640 - 1700. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Rare Blanc de Chine Model of a Standing Ox. This Model Represents the Second Animal of the Chinese Zodiac (click on the Image for more details). Provenance : Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh Collection. Partial label to base. (Click on the image for more details). From the Alan Green Collection of Blanc de Chine Porcelain. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi 1662 - 1722.A Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Figure of a Well Dressed Standing Lady. This high tight hair style appears in Famille Verte as well as blue and white Chinese porcelain of the 1690-1710 period. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
KANGXI. 1662 - 1722. A Kangxi Period Blanc de Chine Moulded Porcelain Beaker With Three Large Applied Prunus Branch Sprigs. Blanc de Chine Beakers of This Type can be Found in the Dresden Palace Collection Formed by Augustus the Strong. Blanc de Chine is a Term used to Decribed White Porcelain Made at the Dehua Kilns in Fujian Province. From the Gerald Davison Collection. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
Late MING or Early QING c.1620-1670. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase, Late Ming or Early Qing c.1620-1670. The Bronze Form Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase has a Garlic Top and a 'Chilong' Dragon Entwined Around its Neck. The Base is Unglazed. For a Similar Vase See : Blanc de Chine (John Aryes,S.Marchant & Son,2006) Page 128 Item 85. Other blanc de Chine Vases of this type are recorded at Dresden (the Dresden inventory of 1721 in the section entitled "white Chinese" as number N21 "1 small bottle with a lizard round the slender neck"). For another blanc de chine vase of this type See : The Burghley Porcelains, An Exhibition from The Burghley House Collection and Based on the 1688 Inventory and 1690 Devonshire Schedule (Japan Society, New York,1986) page 88 item 227 . Provenance : Chinese engraved collectors mark. From the Collection of The Counts of Cao Di San Marco. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI c.1640 - 1700. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.A 17th Century Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cup with Applied Magnolia Flowers. Blanc de Chine cups of this type have been traditionally referred to as 'Libation Cups'. This is unlikely to be correct but their shape follows that of rhinoceros horn cups which was made locally, it is interesting baring in mind the important powers that the Chinese attach to this material. By having a Blanc de Chine cup of this form some of the powers of real rhinoceros horn might be conveyed to the drinker. The appliqués were many and varied, there arrangement alters from cup to cup giving an infinite variety. For a group of Blanc de Chine Cups of this type See : Blanc de Chine, Porcelain From Dehua. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection (Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002)Plate 122. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
17th CENTURY. 康熙TRANSITIONAL or EARLY KANGXI. c.1640 - 1700. A large Blanc de Chine Libation Cup Decorated With Prunus (Plum) Sprays. Part of a Private English Collection of Blanc de Chine being offered For Sale. The Applied Prunus Decoration is Very Crisp. BOOKS ABOUT BLANC DE CHINE : BLANC DE CHINE, PORCELAIN FROM DEHUA. A Catalogue of the Hickley Collection Rose Kerr & John Ayres, Art Media Resources Ltd 2002. This is probably the most reliable book about Blanc de Chine. It is well illustrated with a clear layout and very good captions. The photographs really convey the quality of the porcelain and it's glaze. A well written book. Hardback, inexpensive. BLANC DE CHINE P.J. Donnelly, Faber and Faber 1969. The first book about Blanc de Chine. A ground braking book in it's time with a lot of important information, however we can now see there are a lot of mistakes. Some pieces illustrated as being period Blanc de Chine are, in fact, late 19th/ 20th Century or not even Blanc de Chine at all but later Japanese porcelain. Many black and white illustrations. Hard back, sadly very expensive £200 or more. This is a difficult book if you are not famillar with the subject. BLANC DE CHINE. John Ayres / Richard Marchant. S.Marchant and Son, 2006. A very well produced catalogue of Marchant's exhibition. Very good captions, large colour photographs. These are very good but against a very strong blue ground. There largest catalogue of Blanc de Chine, 120 pieces. Highly Recommended. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
BLANC DE CHINE. Kangxi c.1690. 康熙An Unusual Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Group of a Lady Tending a Bonzai Prunus Tree in a Pot with a Scholars Rock Behind. This Little Group is an Unusual Version of a Common Type of Mould Made Blanc de Chine that Includes Figures of Westerners, Animals, and Scenes of every Day Life. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |
MING DYNASTY 16th or Early 17th Century. Blanc de Chine Porcelain.Unusual Ming Dynasty Blanc de Chine Porcelain Temple Vase. Based on a Bronze Original, of Baluster Form with Flat Cut Out Shaped Handles and a Deep Base. For a Similar Blanc de Chine Porcelain Vase Together with other Blanc de Chine Items Recovered from a Tomb in Dehua, Fujian Province See : Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain (John Ayres, China Institute Gallery, New York, 2002) page 25, fig.3. With this Important Group of Objects was a Dated Tablet of 1519. Also See : Dehua Wares ( Fujian Provincial Museum and the Fung Shan Museum, University of Hong Kong, 1990) page 119. For another Blanc de Chine vase of this type See : Ming Ceramics in The British Museum (Jessica Harrison-Hall,The British Museum Press,2001) Page 505, Fig. 2 For a Group of Dehua Porcelain, including two vases similar to the present piece, recovered from a tomb dated 1559, now in the Dehua Ceramics Museum. For a further vase with lion mask handles see Blanc de Chine (P.J Donnelly, Faber and Faber, 1969) For a Similar Blanc de Chine Vase dated by Inscription to 1639. Illustration 6C. Provenance : R and G McPherson Antiques. Mr Alan Green. R and G McPherson dealers in antique blanc de chine porcelain |