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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Chinese pottery exportware dish. on raised circular foot…

Chinese Export Pottery Dish - 21cm Diameter

Chinese pottery exportware dish. on raised circular foot diameter 21 cm

Chinese export famille rose porcelain and ormolu mounted…

Famille Rose Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Covered Bowl

Chinese export famille rose porcelain and ormolu mounted covered bowl, of ovoid form, the body and cover decorated with panels of figures and flowers, with applied ormolu mounts and handles, height 29 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel Auctioneers, Melbourne,…

Two 18th century Chinese export ware porcelain bowls with…

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowls with Famille Rose Decoration

Two 18th century Chinese export ware porcelain bowls with famille rose decoration in the English style, circa 1760. 23 cm across

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 saucer dish, 18th century decorated with…

18th Century Chinese Export Saucer Dish with Landscape Figures

A Chinese export saucer dish, 18th century decorated with figures in a landscape 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Mary Wise, Grosvenor Antiques Ltd, London

A pair of Chinese export dishes painted with peony roses in…

18th Century Chinese Export Peony Rose Dishes

A pair of Chinese export dishes painted with peony roses in overglaze enamel, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, condition, a star crack to the base, chip to one rim. Provenance: A North Shore Estate, Sydney, diameter 23 cm

Antique Chinese export blue & white dish with pierced rim,…

Antique Chinese Blue & White Pierced Rim Dish

Antique Chinese export blue & white dish with pierced rim, width 24 cm.

Two antique Chinese late Qing porcelain dishes hand decorated…

Pair of Qing Dynasty Dragon Porcelain Dishes

Two antique Chinese late Qing porcelain dishes hand decorated with dragons, 13 cm & 10 cm diameter. Both with red export seals.

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain tea bowl, with scalloped…

Qing Dynasty Porcelain Tea Bowl with Floral Decoration

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain tea bowl, with scalloped edge, decorated with sprays of over enamel flowers in tones of pink, green and purple, on a circular foot, a/f, diameter 7.5 cm. Provenance: John Sparks of mount Street London, 1900-1930,…

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain bowl, of circular form…

Qing Dynasty Floral Export Porcelain Bowl

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain bowl, of circular form with deep sides, decorated with floral sprays, in tones of purple, pink, blue and green, on circular foot, diameter 16.5 cm. Provenance: collection of Walter Hochstadter's Son, ACT

Three Chinese export porcelain tea vessels, late 18th century,…

Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Vessels, 18th Century

Three Chinese export porcelain tea vessels, late 18th century, the first a tea bowl and saucer, decorated with flower sprays in famille rose enamels within gilt cartouches surrounding a monogramed crest to centre for the Heanage family of Lincolnshire,…

A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette,…

18th Century Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Bowl

A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner featuring two large figural narrative cartouches in garden settings between iron red trellis decoration and smaller cartouches with landscape sketches,…

A Chinese export ware type blue and white bowl, Qing Dynasty,…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Bowl with Bifurcated Handles

A Chinese export ware type blue and white bowl, Qing Dynasty, late 18th to 19th century, a Canton type patterned bowl with a pair of bifurcated twist handles, an allover design of pavilions, willow and pine trees, a diaper border to the interior, height 7…

A Chinese export porcelain armorial soup bowl, late 18th…

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Soup Bowl

A Chinese export porcelain armorial soup bowl, late 18th century, decorated to the rim with rococo scrolls and panel en grisaille and to the centre with a large armorial crest. The border of this plate is painted en grisaille with a European strapwork…

A Chinese blue and white export serving dish, Qianlong period…

Qianlong Blue and White Serving Dish

A Chinese blue and white export serving dish, Qianlong period (1735-1796), a foliate rim square dish decorated to the interior with a landscape surrounded by a rococo border. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 4.5 cm high, 19.5 cm wide. Condition: some…

A Chinese export blue and white dish, Kangxi period (1661-1722),…

Kangxi Blue and White Dreaming Figure Dish

A Chinese export blue and white dish, Kangxi period (1661-1722), decorated with a sleeping figure in a pavilion dreaming of three figures, surrounded by a diaper-pattern rim interspersed with shaped landscape reserves. Provenance: the de Voogd collection,…

Two Chinese famille rose export dishes, Yongzheng period…

Famille Rose Peony Dishes

Two Chinese famille rose export dishes, Yongzheng period (1722-1735), decorated with scrolling peonies surrounded by a rococo border. The larger dish 4.5 cm x 32 cm diameter. Wear to the enamels, the smaller dish with one chip to the rim. Approximately…

A Chinese export famille rose punch bowl, Yongzheng period…

Yongzheng Punch Bowl with Chrysanthemums & Birds

A Chinese export famille rose punch bowl, Yongzheng period (1722-1735), with fluting to the cavetto, decorated with chrysanthemums, birds, fruit and other flowers. 12 cm high, 28.5 cm diameter. Two chips to the rim and a small repaired chip to mouth rim.

Good Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain bowl, of deep form,…

Qing Dynasty Export Porcelain Bowl with Figures Decoration

Good Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain bowl, of deep form, beautifully decorated with figures on terrace, in tones of orange and puce with gilt surround and ground, raised on circular foot, diameter 14 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection

Two Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain dishes, of circular…

Pair of Qing Dynasty Export Porcelain Dishes

Two Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain dishes, of circular form, one decorated with a scene of house, wave, lake and two figures, surrounded by a border of bats, in tones of orange, blue and green on circular foot, the other with a scene of court…

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain dish, in blue and white…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Porcelain Dish

Chinese Qing Dynasty export porcelain dish, in blue and white porcelain, of rectangular form, decorated with central floral motif, surrounded by a lattice and diaper border, length 31.5 cm. Provenance: J L Smith collection, Far south coast NSW

A pair of Chinese export ware famille rose soup bowls, Qianlong…

Famille Rose Soup Bowls, Qianlong Period

A pair of Chinese export ware famille rose soup bowls, Qianlong period 1736-1795, centred with individually painted informal rose arrangements in puce, iron red and green, enclosed by a delicate husk border and a running ribbon and floral festoon border…

A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette,…

18th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Mandarin Palette Bowl

A Chinese export famille rose bowl in the Mandarin palette, Qing Dynasty, in the 18th century manner featuring two large figural narrative cartouches in garden settings between iron red trellis decoration and smaller cartouches with landscape sketches,…

Two European subject tankards Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, of…

Qing Dynasty Tankards with European Subjects

Two European subject tankards Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, of slightly waisted form, comprising one painted in grisaille with figures sleeping beneath a tree; the other in famille rose enamels with a draped figure seated playing a lyre, 14.5 cm and 13.5…

A grisaille-decorated dish Qing dynasty, Qianlong period,…

Qing Dynasty Grisaille Dish with European Gentlemen

A grisaille-decorated dish Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, painted with two European gentlemen, one holding a rifle, standing on the banks of a river in a Dutch landscape, 23.3 cm diameter, Compare with a similar dish illustrated by Thomas V. Litzenburg,…

Chinese export porcelain famille rose punch bowl. Decorated…

Famille Rose Punch Bowl on Wooden Stand

Chinese export porcelain famille rose punch bowl. Decorated with floral reserves, birds and butterflies. On pierced wooden stand. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney.…

A Chinese export famille rose bowl, Yongzheng period…

Yongzheng Famille Rose Peony Bowl from de Voogd Collection

A Chinese export famille rose bowl, Yongzheng period (1722-1735), decorated with peonies and garden rocks in famille rose enamels. The de Voogd collection, 9 cm high, 21 cm diameter

A pair of Chinese blue and white export porcelain tea bowls and…

18th Century Chinese Blue & White Tea Set (4 Pieces)

A pair of Chinese blue and white export porcelain tea bowls and saucers, mid 18th century, (4 items), the saucers 13.5 cm diameter

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain dish with brown rim,…

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dish, 1760

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain dish with brown rim, circa 1760, 13 cm diameter

A blue-and-white 'chrysanthemum' stemmed bowl, Qing dynasty box,…

Qing Dynasty Chrysanthemum Bowl with Provenance

A blue-and-white 'chrysanthemum' stemmed bowl, Qing dynasty box, 12.6 cm high. Provenance: Phillip Caine, acquired in Beijing on 27 June 1985 (receipt) Accompanied by an Antique Certificate and an Export Permit, issued by the National Committee of…

Cantonese export ware famille rose footed comport, lozenge…

Famille Rose Comport with Courtyard Figures, 36 cm

Cantonese export ware famille rose footed comport, lozenge shape, the centre decorated with figures in a courtyard, 36 cm wide

Cantonese famille rose export ware heart shaped bowl, applied…

Famille Rose Heart Bowl with Peaches and Gilding

Cantonese famille rose export ware heart shaped bowl, applied with peaches on gilded branches, raised panel to the interior, and character marks to base, 18 cm wide (faults)

A large Chinese export style blue and white bowl decorated with…

Chinese Blue and White Port Scene Bowl

A large Chinese export style blue and white bowl decorated with a continuous scene of a port with ships at anchor 16 cm high, 36 cm diameter

Chinese export ware porcelain bowl, of conventional form, the…

Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Figures and Birds

Chinese export ware porcelain bowl, of conventional form, the exterior decorated with figures in an outdoor setting and shaped cartouches with birds, the interior decorated with central rose and geometric border, in tones of purple, blue, green and red,…

Chinese export famille rose dish painted with peony and verso…

Kangxi Peony Cafe au Lait Dish

Chinese export famille rose dish painted with peony and verso with Cafe au lait ground, Kangxi period circa 1700

A Chinese export ware armorial bowl, 18th century, circa 1790S,…

18th Century Chinese Armorial Bowl with Clan Mackintosh Crest

A Chinese export ware armorial bowl, 18th century, circa 1790S, the square section bowl with lobed corners, painted to the interior and exterior with a floral motif border, initialled 'Tg' with a cat crest to one side for clan Mackintosh, 12 cm high, 24.5…

Three pieces of Chinese export porcelain, 18th & 19th centuries,…

Chinese Export Porcelain Trio

Three pieces of Chinese export porcelain, 18th & 19th centuries, comprising a sparrow's beak jug painted with a central monogram, with floral highlights, an 18th century Chinese export circular dish with a central masonic armorial and insignia within a…

Chinese Qing flambe glazed Lingzhi bowl on stand. Lobed…

Qing Flambe Glazed Lingzhi Bowl on Rosewood Stand

Chinese Qing flambe glazed Lingzhi bowl on stand. Lobed quatrefoil flat bottomed bowl raised on five feet. Old ornate rosewood stand, with remanants of British Antiques Dealers Association export sticker, naturalistically carved. Height 18 cm, (without…

Two Chinese exportware tea bowls, circa 1760, the largest 4.5…

Chinese Exportware Tea Bowls, Circa 1760

Two Chinese exportware tea bowls, circa 1760, the largest 4.5 cm high

A pair of Chinese blue and white export bowls, Qing Dynasty…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Export Bowls

A pair of Chinese blue and white export bowls, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong period, each with pie-crust rims, decorated to the interior with pavillions in landscapes, within a rococo borders. 5.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter

A Chinese blue and white export tea bowl and saucer, Qing…

Qing Dynasty Blue and White Fishermen Tea Set

A Chinese blue and white export tea bowl and saucer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong period, decorated with a charming scene of fishermen catching fish in a river. The bowl 5 cm high, 8.5 cm diameter. The saucer 3 cm high, 14 cm diameter

A collection of 19th century Chinese export ceramics consisting…

19th Century Chinese Export Ceramics Collection

A collection of 19th century Chinese export ceramics consisting of 5 dinner plates, diameter 25 cm, 3 side plates, diameter 21 cm, 3 shallow bowls, diameter 24 cm, 2 saucers/small plates, diameter 13 cm

18th century Chinese blue & white export ware octagonal serving…

Blue & White Octagonal Chinese Serving Dish with Pagoda

18th century Chinese blue & white export ware octagonal serving dish decorated with a traditional river landscape and large pagoda top building, 47 cm width

A pair of Chinese export ware porcelain dishes, 18th century,…

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Dishes

A pair of Chinese export ware porcelain dishes, 18th century, with British antique Dealers Association label and Sotheby's auction label, 14.5 cm diameter

Chinese export ware porcelain dish, of octagonal form, the…

Octagonal Porcelain Dish with Floral Scene

Chinese export ware porcelain dish, of octagonal form, the interior decorated with central floral scene, surrounded by borders of floral sprays, diameter 22 cm

Pair of Chinese Republic porcelain tea bowls, with a shaped lip,…

Chinese Republic Porcelain Tea Bowls with Script Decoration

Pair of Chinese Republic porcelain tea bowls, with a shaped lip, decorated with lines of script and seals, on a circular foot, with export wax seal, a/f, diameter 8.5 cm (2)

Antique Chinese export blue & white porcelain dish 12.4 cm…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Dish - Antique Export

Antique Chinese export blue & white porcelain dish 12.4 cm diameter

A Chinese export style famille rose punch bowl, 20th century,…

Famille Rose Punch Bowl with Figural Narratives

A Chinese export style famille rose punch bowl, 20th century, In the Qianlong/Jiaqing manner with two large shaped cartouches featuring figural narratives with a dog, lion and fighting cocks in pavilion settings and small mirror shaped cartouches with…

Two 18th century Export Chinese porcelain pieces including…

18th Century Chinese Porcelain Teacup and Rice Bowl

Two 18th century Export Chinese porcelain pieces including teacup, with hand painted figural decoration, and rice bowl, with hand painted blossom decoration, rim chip to base, diameter 11 cm.

A large late 18th century Chinese export armorial bowl,…

18th Century Chinese Export Armorial Bowl with Initials

A large late 18th century Chinese export armorial bowl, inscribed with initials Jg within a shield, A/F, 14 x 33 x 33 cm

Antique Chinese export armorial oval porcelain deep dish, Ex…

Antique Chinese Armorial Porcelain Dish, Diana Cargo (1817)

Antique Chinese export armorial oval porcelain deep dish, Ex Christies Amsterdam, Diana Cargo Lot 487 The Diana Cargo, 1817, 31 cm wide

A Chinese export fencai/famille rose oval dish, Qianlong period…

Qianlong Famille Rose Oval Dish

A Chinese export fencai/famille rose oval dish, Qianlong period (1735-1796), finely decorated with figures surrounding garden pavilions in famille rose enamels, with floral sprays to the rim, 2.5 cm high, 24.5 cm wide.

Chinese 18th century export ware tea bowl and saucer, hand…

18th Century Chinese Export Tea Bowl and Saucer

Chinese 18th century export ware tea bowl and saucer, hand decorated with reserves of figures surrounded by stylised floral and landscape panels, in tones of pink, orange and green, height of bowl 4 cm and diameter of saucer 12 cm (2)

Chinese export famille rose armorial serving dish, early 19th…

Famille Rose Armor

Chinese export famille rose armorial serving dish, early 19th century bearing the coat of arms of Deakin above the ribboned motto 'Gradatim.' interior profusely decorated, height 14 cm, length 24 cm, depth 22 cm

Antique Chinese export tea bowl & saucer C:1800, blue and white…

Blue and white Chinese export tea set, 1800

Antique Chinese export tea bowl & saucer C:1800, blue and white figural decoration.

Pair Chinese export porcelain tea bowls & saucers blossom…

Blossom Tea Set: Chinese Export Porcelain

Pair Chinese export porcelain tea bowls & saucers blossom decorated.

Two antique Chinese export ware blue and white porcelain dishes,…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dishes

Two antique Chinese export ware blue and white porcelain dishes, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 14 cm and 13.5 cm diameter

Export ware ceramic bowl, lobed edge with fluted internal body…

Fluted Lobed Edge Ceramic Bowl: Red and Blue Palette

Export ware ceramic bowl, lobed edge with fluted internal body decorated red and blue pallet

A 19th century hand painted Chinese export bowl, decorated in…

Hand-painted Chinese export bowl with floral design (damaged)

A 19th century hand painted Chinese export bowl, decorated in the traditional manner with florals (crack and evidence of restoration)

An antique Chinese Canton export ware porcelain punch bowl,…

19th Century Chinese Porcelain Punch Bowl

An antique Chinese Canton export ware porcelain punch bowl, 19th century, 16 cm high, 39 cm diameter

A Cantonese export famille rose porcelain bowl made for the…

Qajar Portrait Bowl from Baker Estate

A Cantonese export famille rose porcelain bowl made for the Qajar market, Qing Dynasty, circa 1865 of hemispherical form on a short foot, in the rose medallion pattern, with three cartouches with roundels bearing portraits of Nasr al-Din Shah and his two…

A large Chinese export punch bowl, 20th century, the punch bowl…

Chinese Export Punch Bowl with Bird and Flower Motifs

A large Chinese export punch bowl, 20th century, the punch bowl of typical shape, hand decorated in polychrome enamels with birds in a rocky garden surrounded with peony, chrysanthemum and prunus flowers, the interior also decorated with bird over flower…

Three 18th century Chinese export porcelain tea wares,…

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Wares

Three 18th century Chinese export porcelain tea wares, comprising two tea bowls, one with saucer, in famille rose palette with polychrome enamelled floral decoration, the duo sparingly decorated with floral swag border on white ground, unmarked. Diameter…

An armorial Chinese export ware bowl, 19th/20th century, 14 cm…

Chinese Export Bowl with Armorial Design

An armorial Chinese export ware bowl, 19th/20th century, 14 cm high, 30 cm diameter

A large Chinese export famille-rose enamel and gilt circular…

18th Century Chinese Enamel and Gilt Bowl

A large Chinese export famille-rose enamel and gilt circular bowl, Qianlong period, 18th century 29 cm diameter, 12.5 cm high

Two Chinese blue and white footed bowls, 20th century, the…

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Footed Bowls

Two Chinese blue and white footed bowls, 20th century, the Chinese export footed cup and dish with underglaze decoration, one on a tapering stem with dragon motif to the exterior, the other with a scalloped rim, central medallion and stylised floral…

Chinese export famille rose armorial dish, early 19th century,…

19th Century Chinese Export Famille Rose Armorial Dish (25cm)

Chinese export famille rose armorial dish, early 19th century, diameter 25 cm

Chinese export blue and white serving dish, c.1780, small…

Chinese Export Blue and White Serving Dish, c.1780, 43cm Length

Chinese export blue and white serving dish, c.1780, small repair to rim, hairline crack, length 43 cm

A French porcelain punch bowl in the Chinese manner, probably…

A French porcelain punch bowl in the Chinese manner, probably by Sampson, Paris, early 20th century of deep circular form with gilt rim and raised and a circular foot, in the Chinese export famille rose taste, finely hand decorated to the exterior with…

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

An antique Chinese export ware porcelain bowl with Imari…

An antique Chinese export ware porcelain bowl with Imari decoration, 18th/19th century, 5 cm high, 28 cm diameter

Two early hand painted Chinese footed export dishes, width 20 cm

Two early hand painted Chinese footed export dishes, width 20 cm

A collection of early 19th century Chinese export porcelain.…

A collection of early 19th century Chinese export porcelain. Five tea bowls and seven plates