Canton porcelain

Canton porcelain
A Canton Famille rose porcelain punch bowl (c. 1765)
Traditional Chinese	廣州彩瓷
Simplified Chinese	广州彩瓷
Literal meaning	Canton coloured porcelain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu cǎi cí Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 coi2 ci4
Guangcai
Traditional Chinese	廣彩
Simplified Chinese	广彩
Literal meaning	Canton colour
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngcǎi Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 coi2

Canton or Cantonese porcelain is the characteristic style of 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.