Porcelain sculpture emerged in China and later flourished in European factories like Meissen and Sevres. The material's whiteness and ability to hold fine detail created a distinct sculptural tradition.
153 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1746
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory, 1700
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1800
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Derby Porcelain Manufactory, 1770
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ingeborg Plockross-Iminger, 1850
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1787
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Manifattura Ginori (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy), 1740
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1769
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1746
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ancient Chinese (Unknown), 1351
British Museum, London

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1775
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1600
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Mintons Ltd., 1795
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jalisco, -100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Colima, 300
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Veracruz, Classic, 700
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1301
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Artist unknown, 1875
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Rachette, 1791
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1800
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Johann Fredrich Lück, 1765
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, -380
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, -200
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 1700
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Jalisco, -100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1746
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory, 1700
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1740
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Colima, 1
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1775
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Wedgwood Manufactory, 1775
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, -400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

, 600
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Aztec (Mexica), 1450
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, 1760
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Nayarit, -100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, 1752
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

, 1662
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Simon Feilner, 1749
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Tiwanaku, 600
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -30
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1352
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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