White Porcelain Avalokitesvara Statue by the Dehua Kiln
This white porcelain Avalokitesvara statue was produced in the Dehua Kiln during the Ming Dynasty. It boasts fine, white, and bright glaze. The Avalokitesvara has a high bun and wears a hood, with her eyes slightly closed. She seems to be smiling, demonstrating a dignified, amicable demeanor.
She is dressed in a high-waisted long skirt, and her robe seems light and fluttering. The pearl jewel she wears on the chest is lustrous, and her hands are hidden in the sleeves. She stands barefoot above the waves.
On the back of the statue is the mark of He Chaozong, the most famous porcelain craftsman at the Dehua Kiln during the late Ming Dynasty.
The site of the Dehua Kiln is in Dehua County, southeast China's Fujian Province today. Since the Ming Dynasty, the kiln had been committed to producing white porcelain, especially porcelain figurines such as Bodhidharma and Avalokitesvara.
White porcelain from the Dehua Kiln features high-quality materials and lustrous glaze as bright and warm as jade, with ivory yellowish color brimming in white. It has been well-known globally since ancient times, earning the reputation "Blanc de Chine", or "white from China". This white porcelain Avalokitesvara statue from the Dehua Kiln is a masterpiece of Chinese white porcelain.
德化窑白瓷观音像
这件德化窑白瓷观音像烧造于明代，材质坚细洁白，釉色莹亮温润。观音发髻高盘，头戴兜帽，双目微闭，似乎面带笑意，神态端庄慈祥。身着高腰长裙，法衣轻盈飘动，胸前珠饰光润，双手藏在袖子里，光脚站在海浪之上。观音像背后有明代后期最为著名的德化窑瓷工何朝宗的戳记。
德化窑址在今福建省德化县，自明代起主烧白瓷，以达摩、观音等人物像最为突出。德化窑瓷质优异，胎釉浑然一体，色泽光润明亮如脂似玉，洁白中闪现牙黄，自古享誉国内外，称为“中国白”。这件德化窑白瓷观音像便是中国白瓷的典型代表。
