ANTIQUE BLANC DE CHINE CHINESE WHITE PORCELAIN FIGURINE
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BLANC DE CHINE CHINESE WHITE PORCELAIN FIGURINE The item up for bid is a wonderful Blanc De Chine Glazed porcelain Statuette depicting a Chinese Goddess. She is wearing long floor length robe, with an ornate pendant on her chest. In her hands she is holds two long stemmed flowers that drapes across her chest about shoulder high. Her beautifully crafted porcelain hands are very dainty and are removable. Her hair is formed into a bun atop her head, secured with a crown. She has unusually long ear lobes. The statuette stands about 17 inches tall and 4 inches in diameter at the base. She is marked, "With A Red Stamp". This is a mark in red ink on the bottom of the piece. This piece was listed as present in the Northern California Estate This is in excellent condition no chips or cracks. If you have any questions or require additional information please contact me, I can also send additional photographs. Some History: Beginning in the mid-thirteenth century, the kilns of Dehua, capital of the Fujian Province in southeast China , began producing brilliant white porcelain pieces, the likes of which had never been seen before. These pieces were originally crafted with only domestic markets in mind, for use as cooking and serving ware, or for decorative or religious purposes. But as Chinese artifacts made their way around the world, a significant
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