Fine white translucent porcelain with a thick white glaze made at Dehua (Te Hua) from the late Ming period and exported to Southeast Asia and to Europe from the 18th century.Characteristic forms were small figures depicting Buddhist deities and dignitaries, cups, and vases. The term is also used for similar ware produced elsewhere in Japan and Europe, such as in Saint-Cloud, France and Chelsea and Bow, England.
