Chinese export porcelain refers to porcelain made in China specifically for export to other countries, beginning in the 16th century and continuing through the 19th century. The Chinese had been producing high-quality porcelain for centuries before this, but it was primarily for domestic use and the imperial court. With the opening of trade with the West, there was a growing demand for Chinese porcelain in Europe and the Americas.

During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) in the Qing Dynasty, the Chinese government began to actively encourage the export of porcelain. Porcelain production centers were established in the city of Jingdezhen in southern China, which became known as the "porcelain capital" of China.

Chinese export porcelain was highly prized for its fine quality and intricate designs, and was often decorated with Western-style patterns and motifs such as landscapes, portraits, and armorial designs. The porcelain was shipped more...

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Antique Chinese blue and white export ware serving platter and…

Antique Chinese blue and white export ware serving platter and two blue and white porcelain bowls, 19th century, the platter 36 cm wide

Pair early 19th century Cantonese exportware ashets, oval…

19th Century Cantonese Floral Oval Ashets in Famille Rose

Pair early 19th century Cantonese exportware ashets, oval shaped painted with florals in bright famille rose palette 28 cm lengths

An 18th/19th century Chinese blue and white export oval ashette,…

Chinese Blue and White Coastal Building Oval Ashette

An 18th/19th century Chinese blue and white export oval ashette, painted with costal buildings in a finely panelled multi banded frame. 35 x 41.5 cm. Very small chip to rim.

A large Chinese blue and white charger. The large Chinese…

Chinese Blue & White Charger with Floral Scrolls

A large Chinese blue and white charger. The large Chinese export charger with scalloped edges, decorated with blue and white scrolls and flowers blossoming from central medallion to borders, with branches to the outer rim. Small chips to rim and firing…

A Chinese export ware blue and white octagonal porcelain meat…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Meat Platter

A Chinese export ware blue and white octagonal porcelain meat platter, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 41.5 cm wide

A Chinese export blue and white porcelain octagonal charger,…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Charger

A Chinese export blue and white porcelain octagonal charger, second half 18th century, painted to the centre with a pine tree and peonies within diaper borders, diameter 36 cm

A Chinese export porcelain Vert Imari decorated large charger,…

Chinese Vert Imari Charger with Woman and Child Decoration

A Chinese export porcelain Vert Imari decorated large charger, decorated with a woman and child. Double blue circle mark to the back. Diameter 41 cm

An export ware famille rose meat platter, Qing Dynasty, 19th…

Famille Rose Meat Platter, Qing Dynasty

An export ware famille rose meat platter, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the octagonal platter with notched edges depicting a figural narrative set within a lakeside pavilion enclosed by a purple diaper border with iron red cartouches with flowers and scenes…

Good antique Chinese export porcelain platter with traditional…

Antique Chinese Cobalt Blue Lake Scene Platter

Good antique Chinese export porcelain platter with traditional cobalt blue Lake Scene decoration, with indented draining rows to surface, tri-footed, length 43 cm.

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' charger. Decorated with…

Canton famille Rose charger, floral and fauna decoration

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' charger. Decorated with floral reserves, birds and butterflies. Chip to rim. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 29.5 cm

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' oval platter. Reserve…

Canton Famille Rose Oval Platter, Provenance George Halla

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' oval platter. Reserve panels decorated with interior scenes, birds and butterflies. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Length 44 cm

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' charger. Decorated with…

Chinese Canton Famille Rose Charger with Floral and Fauna Decor

Chinese export 'Canton famille Rose' charger. Decorated with floral sprays, birds, butterflies and bats. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South, Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. Diameter 33 cm

A large Chinese blue and white export charger, Qianlong period…

Qianlong Blue & White Charger with Floral Decoration

A large Chinese blue and white export charger, Qianlong period (1736-1795), decorated with roses and peonies to the centre and flowers and rococo scrolls to the rim. 38 cm diameter. Fritting to edge, one very small chip to the foot rim.

A Chinese blue and white export platter, Qianlong period…

Qianlong Blue & White Platter with Landscape & Rococo Design

A Chinese blue and white export platter, Qianlong period (1736-1795), decorated with a stylized landscape, surrounded by rococo scrolls, flowers and butterflies to the rim, the base underglazed. 35.5 cm wide. Firing crack to a small part of the cavetto.…

A Chinese blue and white export ware platter, Qing Dynasty,…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Platter with Nanking Pattern

A Chinese blue and white export ware platter, Qing Dynasty, probably early 19th century, rectangular with canted and cusped shoulders, decorated with a Nanking type pattern to the tray enclosed by a scrolling patterned border with flora, insects and…

A large Chinese export 'pseudo tobacco leaf' porcelain serving…

Chinese Export Tobacco Leaf Porcelain Platter

A large Chinese export 'pseudo tobacco leaf' porcelain serving dish, circa 1775 of deeep chamfered octagonal form with a tobacco leaf variant pattern in colorful enamels showing cut fruit against curling, leafy tendrils and blossoms the platter 38 cm wide

A Chinese export 'Pseudo tobacco leaf' porcelain tureen and…

Chinese Tobacco Leaf Porcelain Tureen and Platter Set

A Chinese export 'Pseudo tobacco leaf' porcelain tureen and cover with platter, circa 1775 of chamfered octagonal form with a tobacco leaf variant pattern in colorful enamels showing cut fruit against curling, leafy tendrils and blossoms the platter 33.5…

Late 18th C Chinese export ware platter, painted in blue &…

Blue and White Pagoda Platter

Late 18th C Chinese export ware platter, painted in blue & white, with typical Pagoda and Bridge pattern. Length 34 cm

Early 19th century export ware charger, painted with scattered…

Floral Insect Charger

Early 19th century export ware charger, painted with scattered florals, insect and moths (some rim chipping)

19th century Cantonese exportware charger, traditional garden…

Cantonese Garden Charger

19th century Cantonese exportware charger, traditional garden scene decoration in famille vert palette, 42 cm diameter

Chinese export blue and white porcelain charger, Qing Dynasty,…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Charger

Chinese export blue and white porcelain charger, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of circular form with shallow rounded sides, the interior decorated with flowers, retains the British antique Dealers Association decal label to the underside, diameter 36.5 cm.…

Antique Chinese export blue & white platter decorated with a…

Chinese Blue & White Landscape Platter

Antique Chinese export blue & white platter decorated with a traditional landscape scene, width 30.5 cm approx (as inspected)

Antique Chinese export ware charger with floral decoration,…

18th Century Chinese Export Charger with Floral Decoration

Antique Chinese export ware charger with floral decoration, British Antique Association sticker to back, diameter 39 cm. 18th century.

Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain export charger, with central…

Qing Dynasty Charger with Lake Scene and Fleur de Lis

Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain export charger, with central roundel depicting lake scene and figures, surrounded by fleur de lis border, a/f, depth 35.5 cm

Large Chinese export blue & white platter decorated with a…

Chinese Landscape Platter

Large Chinese export blue & white platter decorated with a traditional landscape scene, width 35.5 cm,

A Chinese blue and white export ware ashet, the interior…

Chinese Blue and White Export Ware Ashet with Floral Motifs

A Chinese blue and white export ware ashet, the interior decorated in bamboo and flowers, the border with moths and flowers, 31.5 cm x 22 cm.

Exportware shaped rectangular ashet painted in underglaze blue…

Blue Willow Rectangular Ashet, 38cm Length

Exportware shaped rectangular ashet painted in underglaze blue with willow type pattern, 38 cm length

Pair 18th century Chinese export blue and white platters…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Platters

Pair 18th century Chinese export blue and white platters traditional scene decoration. Length 25 cm (each)

An 18th century Chinese export ware porcelain ashet, decorated…

18th C. Chinese Porcelain Ashet with River and Temples

An 18th century Chinese export ware porcelain ashet, decorated in underglaze blue with a river scene with temples within a walled garden, fishermen and boatmen. 40.5 cm x 33 cm

A Chinese Exportware porcelain ashette, decorated in underglaze…

Chinese River Scene Porcelain Ashette, c.1800

A Chinese Exportware porcelain ashette, decorated in underglaze blue with a river scene with buildings, boats and figures, c.1800. 46 cm x 38 cm

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashet, with arms of…

Chinese porcelain armorial ashet with Sir Philip Gibbes' arms

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashet, with arms of Sir Philip Gibbes, as above. The shield excluding the ermine. 36 cm x 18 cm

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashette, with arms of…

Chinese Porcelain Ashette with Sir Philip Gibbes' Arms

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashette, with arms of Sir Philip Gibbes, as above. The shield excluding the ermine. 36 cm x 18 cm

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashet, with arms of…

Chinese armorial porcelain ashet with Sir Philip Gibbes' arms

A Chinese export ware porcelain armorial ashet, with arms of Sir Philip Gibbes, 1st Baronet (1731?1815) a planter in Barbados. Shield: per fess argent and ermine, three battle-axes in pale sable. Crest: an arm embowed in armour, garnished or, and charged…

Late 18th century export ware charger underglaze blue painted…

Floral Emblem Charger

Late 18th century export ware charger underglaze blue painted with vase of flowers and emblems 34 cm diameter

Late 18th century/19th export ware shaped rectangular ashet…

Blue Floral Rectangular Ashet, Late 18th/19th Century Export Ware

Late 18th century/19th export ware shaped rectangular ashet underglaze blue painted florals 37.5 cm length

Late 18th century export ware shaped rectangular ashet…

Blue Water Fowl Ashet (or) Rectangular Fowl Ashet

Late 18th century export ware shaped rectangular ashet underglaze blue painted with water fowl 35 cm length

Late C18/19th export ware two graduated meat Ashets underglaze…

Blue Willow Meat Ashets

Late C18/19th export ware two graduated meat Ashets underglaze blue painted with willow type pattern

Large Chinese Qianlong period export platter, of oval form,…

Qianlong Export Platter with Stork and Flowers

Large Chinese Qianlong period export platter, of oval form, decorated with a central stork perched on rocky outcrop with flowering branch in tones of white, pink, blue, green and blue, surrounded by a floral spray ground, with original gallery label,…

Early Chinese export blue & white 'pagoda ' platter, width 41 cm

Chinese Blue & White Pagoda Platter, 41cm Width

Early Chinese export blue & white 'pagoda ' platter, width 41 cm

A Chinese blue and white Export ware porcelain octagonal…

Chinese Blue and White Octagonal Ashette with Floral Design

A Chinese blue and white Export ware porcelain octagonal ashette, decorated with flowers within a square fret and floral border. Width 33.5 cm

Export ware blue & white ashet shaped octagonal underglaze blue…

Blue & White Willow Pattern Octagonal Ashet (Rim Crack)

Export ware blue & white ashet shaped octagonal underglaze blue painted with willow pattern, 51 cm length (rim crack)

An old armorial Chinese export ware blue and white charger,…

Chinese Blue and White Armorial Charger

An old armorial Chinese export ware blue and white charger, blue and white encircling leaf scroll and other bands, the fielded shield form cartouche with diagonal stripes, fine dark brown glazed rim, underglaze blue mark to the reverse within twin circles…

18th century Chinese export blue and white platter

Blue & white Chinese export platter, 18th century

18th century Chinese export blue and white platter

Late 18th century/19th century export ware charger shallow…

19th c. hunting scene charger, blue underglaze, 34.5 cm

Late 18th century/19th century export ware charger shallow circular, underglaze ink blue painted hunting & panel scenes, 34.5 cm (faults)

Late 18th century/19th century export ware charger octagonal…

Blue Floral Export Charger, 19th Century

Late 18th century/19th century export ware charger octagonal faceted circular, all underglaze blue floral painted, 34.5 cm (faults)

A Chinese export porcelain blue and white charger, decorated to…

Blue and white Chinese porcelain charger with lotus flowers

A Chinese export porcelain blue and white charger, decorated to the centre with a river landscape, the border with three groups of lotus flowers, leaves and pods. Firing crack to centre and rim frits. Diameter 36 cm

Chinese export blue and white platter, early 19th century

Early 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Platter

Chinese export blue and white platter, early 19th century

Chinese 18th century Nankin export large platter, A/F

18th Century Nankin Export Platter, Damaged

Chinese 18th century Nankin export large platter, A/F

Chinese export Kangxi-style blue and white partial dinner…

19th Century Chinese Blue and White Dinner Service

Chinese export Kangxi-style blue and white partial dinner service, 19th century, including: seven dinner plates, fourteen side plates, two large plates, four deep plates, eight soup plates, one tureen, three graduated oval platters, one gravy boat, one…

Two Chinese export blue and white platters, Qianlong Period,…

Chinese Qianlong Export Blue and White Platters

Two Chinese export blue and white platters, Qianlong Period, circa 1770, each one decorated with a pavilion by a lake, 33.5 x 42 cm and 22.5 x 31 cm

A Chinese export ware porcelain platter c.1890. Thousand…

Chinese Butterfly Porcelain Platter, 1890

A Chinese export ware porcelain platter c.1890. Thousand butterflies pattern. Width 41 cm

A Chinese blue and white export charger Kangxi mark to base,…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Export Charger

A Chinese blue and white export charger Kangxi mark to base, 18th century some wear to rim, small chips to foot rim, 37 cm diameter

18th century Chinese Nanking export blue and white small platter

18th Century Nanking Blue & White Platter

18th century Chinese Nanking export blue and white small platter

A Chinese export porcelain platter c.1890, 'Thousand…

Chinese Butterfly Platter (10 words)

A Chinese export porcelain platter c.1890, 'Thousand Butterflies' pattern. Width 41 cm

Large late 18th century octagonal Chinese export underglaze…

18th Century Chinese Export Blue Platter in Fitzhugh Pattern

Large late 18th century octagonal Chinese export underglaze blue platter in the Fitzhugh pattern. Old staple repair and rim chips/frits. 43 x 32 cm.

A large Chinese blue and white export charger, late Qing…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Charger

A large Chinese blue and white export charger, late Qing Dynasty (19th century), of low bowl form with a shaped rim, decorated internally with a water garden and pavilion scene in underglaze blue within patterned and arabesque bands, the rim with flora,…

Rare Chinese export foliate rimmed oval platter. Decorated with…

Chinese Export Oval Platter with Foliate Rim

Rare Chinese export foliate rimmed oval platter. Decorated with alternating panels of figures and birds within an elaborate blue and orange border, probably Daoguang (1820-1850). Undecorated underside. Three tiny frits to underside of rim. Minor firing…

Rare Chinese export oval platter. Decorated with flowers and…

Gilded Chinese Export Platter with Flowers and Butterflies

Rare Chinese export oval platter. Decorated with flowers and butterflies and heavily gilded. Some wear to gilding. Kiln adhesions to underside. Length 30 cm

Huge 19th century Chinese export meat platter or tureen stand.…

Large Cantonese Meat Platter

Huge 19th century Chinese export meat platter or tureen stand. Decorated in underglaze blue in the Canton pattern, within a fence border. Underside undecorated. Minor kiln adhesions to the underside. Length 40 cm. Width 33 cm

Chinese export armorial octagonal platter, c. 1785. Decorated…

Chinese Export Armorial Platter with Bruce Arms, c. 1785

Chinese export armorial octagonal platter, c. 1785. Decorated with arrow bands and the arms of Bruce. 'Fac bene ne dubitas'. Wear to enamels. Note: Howard's Chinese armorial porcelain. Vol 1, p. 665. Illustrates two pieces with similar armorials but…

A good c.1800 Chinese export blue and white shallow bowled…

Blue and White Chinese Export Octagonal Ashette

A good c.1800 Chinese export blue and white shallow bowled ashette, octagonal form, the oval centre with multiple buildings, fenced garden, figures, bridge and coastal landscape, fine repeating designs to the multi-banded border. 40.7 x 32.5 cm

A c.1800 Chinese export blue and white ashette, octagonal form,…

Chinese Blue and White Octagonal Ashette with Floral Decoration

A c.1800 Chinese export blue and white ashette, octagonal form, deep underglaze blue decoration of flowering urns within a fenced garden, a complex floral, scroll and panelled border, large crack and old re-sticking, previously held by old staple repairs.…

18th century Chinese export blue and white platter, painted…

Blue and White Chinese Export Platter with Birds and Flowers

18th century Chinese export blue and white platter, painted with long tailed birds amongst flowers and rockwork. Width 34.5 cm