Chinese white porcelain bowl, Dehua, China, late Ming period, 17th century Slightly hollow with a flared rim, the center is incised with a peony flower design. The interior, the reverse side of the wing and the bottom are covered with an ivory glaze. It rests on an unglazed heel. Diameter : 22 cm Bears old sale labels: - SPB (Sotheby's Parke Bernet) n°275. - '81. - 4655. Dehua, located on the southeast coast of Fujian Province, is well known for its production of white porcelain, known to Europeans as "China White." The first Dehua porcelains were produced as early as the 14th century, but the production and quality of these porcelains reached their peak in the 17th and 18th centuries. 十七世纪 - 德化窑白釉刻牡丹 折沿盘 Paris private collection - lots 78 to 127, 219 and 220