The porcelain workers of Dehua, a city in the southern Chinese province of Fujian, specialised in small figurines made of unpainted white glazed porcelain. These so-called 'blanc de Chine' figurines were very popular in Europe and were given a place in the interior. Archive items show that they were imported in large numbers around 1700. This figure depicts Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty, under whose rule (712-756) the arts flourished. Here he is shown standing on a cloud, being tormented by a devil in a nightmare.
Specifications
| Title | Keizer Ming Huang |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Porcelain, Blance de Chine |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 33,2 cm Diameter 12,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Potter:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | A 1926 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Gift Dr E. van Rijckevorsel, 1910 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1910 |
| Creation date | in 1675 - 1725 |
| Collector | Collector / Elie van Rijckevorsel |
| Internal exhibitions |
Dr. Elie van Rijckevorsel - Een verzameling verzamelingen (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Blance de Chine
> Porcelain (technique)
> Decorative techniques
> Ceramic technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | China > East Asia > Asia |
