Dehua kiln is located in Dehua, Fujian Province, hence its name. As a famous porcelain kiln, it is one of the important producing areas of ancient export porcelain in Fujian coastal areas. Found kiln sites 180 from Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, and mainly excavated two kiln sites, Qudou Palace and Wanpinglun. Dehua porcelain is an artistic treasure in the firing of China ceramics, which began in the Song Dynasty and developed greatly after the Ming Dynasty. It is famous for its white porcelain plastic Buddha statue. Its exquisite production, exquisite carving and vivid modeling reflect the outstanding talents and artistic creativity of ancient working people.
Dehua kiln is now Dehua in Fujian, hence the name Dehua kiln. It is one of the important producing areas of ancient export porcelain in Fujian coastal areas. Found kiln sites 180 from Song Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, and mainly excavated two kiln sites, Qudou Palace and Wanpinglun.
Wanpinglun porcelain was burned earlier than the ancient kiln site of Qudou Palace, and some of them were close to white glaze. There are many decorative patterns carved with flowers and combs, and the boxes are also rich. There are more than 100 front decorative patterns printed on the cover, which is second to none in southern China. In the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a workshop specializing in making boxes, and there were nearly 100 kinds of patterns such as animals and flowers on the lid. There are also many patterns on the grate between the flowers, which are decorated on bowls, plates, bottles and other utensils.
Qu Yuan burned celadon from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, white porcelain statues such as Guanyin and Dharma were fired, and the fetal glaze was seamless, like white jade, which was known as "ivory white", "milky white" or "velvet white". In the Qing Dynasty, besides white porcelain, blue and white porcelain and painted porcelain were also burned. Since the Yuan Dynasty, Dehua kiln porcelain has been sold overseas. Blue-and-white porcelain of Dehua kiln in Yuan Dynasty was unearthed in Philippines and Malaysia, and blue-and-white porcelain of Dehua kiln in Qing Dynasty was also unearthed in Thailand and Tanzania in East Africa.