德化白瓷 (Déhuà Bái Cí)
Dehua white porcelain (德化白瓷) is the translucent, ivory-white ceramic tradition of Dehua County, Fujian province — known in Europe as Blanc de Chine and exported globally from the 16th century onward. The tradition is distinguished from other Chinese porcelain schools by its extremely high kaolin and feldspar content, its absence of painted decoration (the form itself carries all aesthetic value), and its fired color — a warm ivory-white unique to Dehua's local clay body. The procedural knowledge centers on hand-building and mold-pressing of figurative subjects (Guanyin, Bodhidharma, scholar's objects) combined with fine detail carving in the leather-hard state, and the precise kiln atmosphere management that produces the characteristic warm white rather than cold blue-white. Master sculptors work entirely by hand without molds for premium pieces.
Risk level: Endangered · China National ICH List (2006)
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