Kangxi porcelain refers to Chinese porcelain produced during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, who ruled China from 1662 to 1722. Kangxi porcelain is considered to be one of the most important and influential ceramic styles in Chinese history.

Under the Kangxi Emperor's patronage, Chinese porcelain production saw a period of significant growth and innovation. Kangxi porcelain is characterized by its fine quality, delicate designs, and vibrant colours. The porcelain was typically decorated with elaborate scenes of landscapes, animals, flowers, and human figures, often in a style that emphasized naturalism and realism.

One of the most important developments in Kangxi porcelain was the refinement of the blue-and-white porcelain style. This involved painting intricate designs in cobalt blue pigment onto a white porcelain base, resulting in a striking and elegant effect. The Kangxi era also saw the development of other ceramic styles, such as the famille verte and more...

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Four small blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, 18th/19th…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Dishes with Provenance

Four small blue and white dishes Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, comprising one petal moulded and painted with flowers; another with pine trees in the centre; and a pair painted with a maiden and boy in a central medallion, inscribed with apocryphal…

Two Ming cargo wine cups and a Qing blue and white pot, circa…

Antique Ming and Qing Dynasty Ceramics with Certificates

Two Ming cargo wine cups and a Qing blue and white pot, circa 1640 and late Qing Dynasty, 1890, two blue and white footed wine cups with dragon chasing a pearl motif, each, bearing 1985 salvage labels, and a phoenix and dragon decorated pot with a ruyi…

A Kangxi shipwreck blue and white teapot, Qing Dynasty, circa 1,…

Kangxi Blue & White Teapot with Prunus Blossom Design

A Kangxi shipwreck blue and white teapot, Qing Dynasty, circa 1,700, from an unknown shipwreck, the teapot of lobed pear shape, with a domed lid and finial, having an upturned spout and a 'C' form handle, decorated throughout with a prunus blossom and…

A magnificent Kangxi blue and white shipwreck beaker vase. Qing…

Kangxi shipwreck beaker vase

A magnificent Kangxi blue and white shipwreck beaker vase. Qing Dynasty, circa 1690, unknown shipwreck, in the style of Vung Tau shipwreck cargo, the gu-shaped beaker vase decorated throughout with lotus petal shaped panels enclosing traditional landscape…

A fine large Kangxi shipwreck blue and white kendi. Qing…

Kangxi Blue and White Shipwreck Kendi

A fine large Kangxi shipwreck blue and white kendi. Qing dynasty, circa 1690, unknown shipwreck, in the manner of Vung Tau cargo wares, the kendi of compressed globular form with vertical fluting and an applied mammary spout, the neck with a lipped rim,…

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer. Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi shipwreck blue and white cup and saucer

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer. Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the delicately modelled porcelain cup and saucer with finely lobed cells and ribs, each decorated in underglaze blue with various phoenix or cranes, centred…

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer. Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi Shipwreck Blue & White Cup and Saucer

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer. Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the delicately modelled porcelain cup and saucer with finely lobed cells and ribs, each decorated in underglaze blue with various phoenix, a loosely drawn…

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer, Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi shipwreck cup and saucer, Qing Dynasty

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer, Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the delicately modelled cup and saucer with finely scalloped rims and lobed cells, each decorated in underglaze blue with floral emblems and butterflies, the…

Six Chinese teabowls and five blue and white saucers, Kangxi,…

Kangxi Teabowls and Blue Saucers from Shipwreck

Six Chinese teabowls and five blue and white saucers, Kangxi, early 18th century, each teabowl and saucer brown-glazed to the outside, all from a shipwreck, teabowls 6.5 cm diameter, saucers 11 cm diameter variable

A pair of Chinese blue and white teapots and covers, Kangxi…

Kangxi blue and white teapots from shipwreck

A pair of Chinese blue and white teapots and covers, Kangxi 1662-1722, from a shipwreck, 11.2 cm high

A pair of Kangxi blue and white shipwreck dishes, Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi shipwreck dishes with blue and white floral design

A pair of Kangxi blue and white shipwreck dishes, Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the small dishes with honeycomb impressed moulding to the cavetto and embellished in underglaze blue with peony and plum blossom flowers within concentric blue…

A pair of Kangxi blue and white shipwreck dishes, Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi Blue & White Shipwreck Dishes

A pair of Kangxi blue and white shipwreck dishes, Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the small dishes with honeycomb impressed moulding to the cavetto and embellished in underglaze blue with auspicious Buddhist symbols and concentric blue rings;…

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer, Qing Dynasty,…

Kangxi shipwreck blue and white cup and saucer

A Kangxi blue and white shipwreck cup and saucer, Qing Dynasty, circa 1700, unknown shipwreck, the delicately modelled cup and saucer with finely scalloped rims and radiating lobed cells, each decorated in underglaze blue with floral emblems, birds and…