1. While the archaeological exploration of "Nanhai No.1" is in full swing, an exhibition of contemporary Dehua porcelain art works will be opened in Guangzhou on March 16, 2009.
2. The organizer said that Dehua porcelain was a large quantity of porcelain that sank into the sea with Nanhai No.1.
3. In the history of China's export porcelain, in addition to Jingdezhen's blue and white, pastel and Guangzhou's Guangcai, which are well-known varieties, Dehua porcelain is also known in Europe as "Chinese white".
4. As for the origin of Dehua porcelain and "Nanhai No.1", Dehua porcelain is one of the main porcelain varieties on this ancient ship of Song Dynasty.
5. In some previous exhibitions of Nanhai No.1 Water Relics in China, most of the porcelains on display were made in Dehua Kiln. They are unique in shape and exquisite in workmanship, and most of them are intact.
6. Dehua porcelain is one of the most famous export porcelain in China, so its collection abroad is also very rich. For example, the works of He Chaozong, the master of the Ming Dynasty who was known as the first master of porcelain making at that time and the "treasure of the world", have collected more than 200 pieces in major western museums.
7. European merchants provide large orders of silver tableware and pottery styles for European families. Dehua kiln workers continue to study and improve the product shape, and burn into filtered teapots, water cans with mouths, coffee pots, beer cups and other household utensils for the European market.
8. At the same time, sculpture works representing European life themes, such as businessmen, housewives, travelers, lions, camels and mythical monsters, have also aroused the interest of researchers.
9. In these works around the 18th century, the image of Santa Claus can also be seen.
10. The representative works of Chinese masters such as He Chaozong have also been copied by European ceramic artists, and many "European versions" have emerged, which has become an interesting witness of cultural exchanges between China and Europe.