33cm Large Antique Transitional 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Foo Lion

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Condition Report: Some missing parts and some tension lines (all pictured). Size 34CMhigh 15CM depth 9CM wide

A Transitional or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain Foo lion, from Dehua Kilns, 17th century.

Similar pieces auctioned in San Fransisco last year for 10.000 USD ex Commission:

https://www.abell.com/auction-lot/pair-of-chinese-dehua-porcelain-seated-fu-lions_D0A4DDD884

Blanc de Chine Porcelain :
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 Blanc de Chine 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 white Blanc de Chine porcelain.

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