References: Core Bibliography for Dehua White Porcelain Research

Jack Lin

Western-Language Sources

Ayers, John & Rose Kerr. Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2002.
Blumenfield, Robert. Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002.
Cui, Jianfeng & Nigel Wood. "The Chemical Composition of Chinese Blue-and-White Export Porcelain and its Significance for Provenance Studies." Journal of Archaeological Science 39 (2012): 818–827.
Donnelly, P.J. Blanc de Chine: The Porcelain of Tehua in Fukien. London: Faber and Faber, 1969.
Duvaux, Lazare. Livre-Journal de Lazare Duvaux, Marchand-Bijoutier Ordinaire du Roy, 1748–1758. Ed. Louis Courajod. Paris, 1873.
Hayman, Richard. "Chemical Analysis of European and Chinese Porcelain." Archaeometry 66, no. 2 (2024).
Jacquemart, Albert. Les merveilles de la céramique, ou, L'art de façonner et décorer les vases en terre cuite, faïence, grès et porcelaine. Paris: Hachette, 1862.
Kerr, Rose & Nigel Wood. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5, Part 12: Ceramic Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Li, Weidong et al. "Chemical Analysis of Dehua Porcelain: An XRF Study." Ceramics International 37 (2011): 651–658.
Marchant. Blanc de Chine (exhibition catalogue). London: Marchant, 2014.
Needham, Joseph, ed. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954–2004.
Sarfati, Romain et al. "China White" International Ceramic Art Award: 4th Edition. Exhibition catalogue. Xiamen, 2024–2025.
UNESCO. "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China." World Heritage List, inscribed 2021.
Valenstein, Suzanne G. A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics. Rev. ed. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989.
Victoria and Albert Museum. Collections Online. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/. Accessed March 2026.
Vinhais, Luisa & Jorge Welsh. Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua. London: Jorge Welsh Books, 2015.
Wood, Nigel. Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation. London: A&C Black; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.

Chinese-Language Sources

Dehua County People's Government. Dehua County Profile. March 2026.
Fujian Provincial Ministry of Industry and Information Technology et al. (Seven Departments). Several Measures to Support High-Quality Development of the Dehua Ceramics Industry. Min Gongxin Gui [2022] No. 14.
Hongzhi Emperor, ed. Bamin Tongzhi [Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Eight Min Prefectures]. Ming dynasty, Hongzhi reign period.
Lin, Meicun. "A Small Jar from the Treasury of San Marco, Venice." European Journal of Archaeology 20, no. 4 (2017): 640–660.
Nanhai No. 1 Archaeological Team. "Provenance Study of Ceramics Recovered from the Nanhai No. 1 Shipwreck." Antiquity 98 (2024). Cambridge University Press.
Quanzhou Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee. Regulations of Quanzhou Municipality on the Protection and Management of the Cultural Heritage of "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China". Effective 1 January 2024.
Song, Yingxing. Tiangong Kaiwu [The Exploitation of the Works of Nature]. 1637.
Xu, Shen. Shuowen Jiezi [Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters]. Eastern Han dynasty.

[1] Ayers, John & Rose Kerr. Blanc de Chine: Divine Images in Porcelain. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2002.

[2] Blumenfield, Robert. Blanc de Chine: The Great Porcelain of Dehua. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2002.

[3] Cui, Jianfeng & Nigel Wood. "The Chemical Composition of Chinese Blue-and-White Export Porcelain and its Significance for Provenance Studies." Journal of Archaeological Science 39 (2012): 818–827.

[4] Donnelly, P.J. Blanc de Chine: The Porcelain of Tehua in Fukien. London: Faber and Faber, 1969.

[5] Duvaux, Lazare. Livre-Journal de Lazare Duvaux, Marchand-Bijoutier Ordinaire du Roy, 1748–1758. Ed. Louis Courajod. Paris, 1873.

[6] Hayman, Richard. "Chemical Analysis of European and Chinese Porcelain." Archaeometry 66, no. 2 (2024).

[7] Jacquemart, Albert. Les merveilles de la céramique, ou, L'art de façonner et décorer les vases en terre cuite, faïence, grès et porcelaine. Paris: Hachette, 1862.

[8] Kerr, Rose & Nigel Wood. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5, Part 12: Ceramic Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.

[9] Li, Weidong et al. "Chemical Analysis of Dehua Porcelain: An XRF Study." Ceramics International 37 (2011): 651–658.

[10] Marchant. Blanc de Chine (exhibition catalogue). London: Marchant, 2014.

[11] Needham, Joseph, ed. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 5: Chemistry and Chemical Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954–2004.

[12] Sarfati, Romain et al. "China White" International Ceramic Art Award: 4th Edition. Exhibition catalogue. Xiamen, 2024–2025.

[13] UNESCO. "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China." World Heritage List, inscribed 2021.

[14] Valenstein, Suzanne G. A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics. Rev. ed. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989.

[15] Victoria and Albert Museum. Collections Online. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/. Accessed March 2026.

[16] Vinhais, Luisa & Jorge Welsh. Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua. London: Jorge Welsh Books, 2015.

[17] Wood, Nigel. Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation. London: A&C Black; Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.