Canton porcelain

Chinese style of ceramics

Canton porcelain

A Canton Famille rose porcelain punch bowl (c. 1765)

Traditional Chinese| 廣州彩瓷
Simplified Chinese| 广州彩瓷
Literal meaning| Canton coloured porcelain
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guǎngzhōu cǎi cí
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| gwong2 zau1 coi2 ci4
Guangcai
Traditional Chinese| 廣彩
Simplified Chinese| 广彩
Literal meaning| Canton colour
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guǎngcǎi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| gwong2 coi2

Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of ceramic ware decorated in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong and (prior to 1842) the sole legal port for export of Chinese goods to Europe. As such, it was one of the major forms of exportware produced in China in the 18th and 20th centuries.

## History

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Typically, the exportware was made, glazed, and fired at Jingdezhen but decorated with enamels in Guangzhou (then usually romanized as Canton) for export to the west via the Thirteen Factories of the Canton System.[1][2][3] Canton famille rose in the 19th century was typically decorated with figures and birds, flowers and insects, predominantly in pink and green.[2]

The decorative famille rose patterns used in export wares may be differentiated by the following terms: Rose Canton which is decorated with flowers, birds and insects but with no human figures; Rose Mandarin with human figures as the main subject and introduced in the late 18th century; and Rose Medallion which has different panels that may be of different subjects and introduced in the 19th century.[4]

## See also

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* Cantonese culture

## References

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1. ^ Nilsson, Jan-Erik. "Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) Porcelain". www.gotheborg.com. Jan-Erik Nilsson. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. ^ a b Valenstein, Suzanne G (1989). "A handbook of Chinese ceramics". www.metmuseum.org. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
3. ^ Kjellberg, Sven T. (1975). Svenska ostindiska compagnierna 1731–1813: kryddor, te, porslin, siden [The Swedish East India company 1731–1813: spice, tea, porcelain, silk] (in Swedish) (2 ed.). Malmö: Allhem. pp. 226–230\. ISBN 91-7004-058-3. SELIBR 107047.
4. ^ Mascarelli, Gloria; Mascarelli, Robert (1992). Warman's Oriental Antiques. Wallace-Homestead Book Company. p. 42–46.

## External links

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* Paintings of the Traditional Porcelain Process Derek Philip Au. Several series of paintings, with links to sources.
* Trading China Google Arts and Culture presentation of Hong Kong Maritime Museum albums.

Media related to Canton porcelain at Wikimedia Commons

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