Canton porcelain

Canton porcelain
A Canton Famille rose porcelain punch bowl (c. 1765)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning	Guangzhou colored porcelain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu cǎi cí
Guangcai
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning	GZ color
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngcǎi

Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of Chinese ceramic ware decorated in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong and (prior to 1842) the sole legal port for export of Chinese goods to Europe. As such, it was one of the major forms of exportware produced in China in the 18th and 20th centuries.

Typically, the exportware was made, glazed, and fired at Jingdezhen but decorated with enamels in Guangzhou (then usually romanized as Canton) for export to the west via the Thirteen Factories of the Canton System. Canton Famille rose in the 19th century was typically decorated with alternate panels of figures and birds, flowers and insects, predominantly in pink and green.