Catalogues & Exhibitions

The catalogue of Imperial Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics & Works of Art comprises of 50 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art in the Ming and Qing dynasties and accompanied our exhibition in 2013. Notable pieces are a Yongle blue and white lotus bouquet dish, an imperial Jiaqing yellow and green dragon bottle vase and a pair of imperial Qianlong bronze dragon vases. Hard back.

The catalogue of Chinese Jades from the Mr. O.J.R. Allen Collection comprises of 36 jade pieces and accompanied our exhibition in November 2013. Notable pieces are a yellow jade recumbent archaistic phoenix, a Qianlong white jade plump rabbit and an imperial Qianlong small pale celadon jade dragon and phoenix jar. Hard back.

The catalogue of Chinese Ceramics Tang to Qing comprises of 58 pieces of Chinese ceramics from the Tang dynasty to the Qing dynasty and accompanied our exhibition in May and June 2014. Notable pieces are a Song dynasty Dingyao cream-glazed moulded conical bowl, an imperial Zhengde blue and white brushrest, an imperial Wanli blue and white stem cup, an imperial Qianlong blue and white moonflask and an imperial Qianlong ge-type octagonal lobed brushwasher. Hard back.

The catalogue of The Dr. Lowell Young Collection, Ming & Qing Blue & White Porcelain comprises of 38 pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in November 2012. Notable pieces are 15 brush pots, an imperial Jiajing fish bowl and a pair of imperial Qianlong "eight immortals" bowls. Hard back.

The catalogue of Blanc de Chine comprises of 132 pieces of Blanc de Chine porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in November 2014. Notable pieces are a He Chaozong seated Guanyin, a large Guanyin by Chun Yu, a large standing scholar by He Chaozong and a double-gourd wine pot and cover and a baluster vase with a chilong dragon, both from the collection of A. W. Bahr. Hard back.

The catalogue of Qing Porcelain from Private Collections comprises of 50 pieces of Qing porcelain and accompanied our 90th anniversary exhibition in May 2015. Notable pieces are a famille verte rouleau with gold-ground sky, a pair of celadon-ground rouleau vases with relief blue and white birds and prunus, an imperial Qianlong coral-ground famille rose floral bowl, a large Qianlong imperial famille rose millefleur tripod censer, an imperial Jiaqing turquoise-ground famille rose lantern-form vase and cover and a pair of imperial Daoguang iron-red candlesticks. Soft back.

The catalogue of Chinese Export Porcelain comprises of 52 pieces of export porcelain and accompanied our 90th anniversary exhibition in May 2015. Notable pieces are a pair of famille verte figures of Louis XIV and Madame de Maintenon, a famille rose figure group of a Tyrolean dancing couple and a pair of famille rose rococo chamber sticks. Soft back.

The catalogue of Qing Mark and Period Blue and White comprises of 47 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1984. Notable pieces include a Kangxi imperial club-form vase with a red cliff scene and poem, a Kangxi imperial wine cup with poem and eight immortals of the wine cup, a Yongzheng imperial baluster vase with branches of sanduo, a Yongzheng imperial large tianqiuping with nine dragons, a Yongzheng imperial large winged dragon dish and a pair of Qianlong imperial bottle vase with garlic mouth with copper-red Buddhist lions. Paper back. Introduction by Margaret Medley.

The catalogue of Blanc de Chine comprises of 102 pieces of Blanc de Chine porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in December 1985. Notable pieces include a large He Chaozong Guanyin, a seated He Chaozong Guanyin holding a scroll, a He Chaozong figure of Wenchang, a standing Damo, a tankard with dragon handle, 12 censers, 5 vases and 26 cups. Paper back.

The catalogue of Transitional Wares for the Japanese and Domestic Markets comprises of 129 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1989. Notable pieces include a kosometsuke saucer dish with figures in boats beneath poem, seven groups of mukozuke, two transitional sleeve vases with figures and poems, a large transitional brushpot with figures and buffaloes, a transitional "washing the elephant" brushpot, a large transitional proto yanyan with kingfishers and lotus, two early Kangxi imperial saucer dishes with immortals, 31 ko-akai dishes, a wucai five-tier picnic box with crane medallions, a wucai dragon sleeve vase and a Kangxi famille verte biscuit ink stone. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Nineteenth Century Mark and Period Porcelain comprises of 77 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1991. Notable pieces include a Jiaqing imperial blue-ground gilt decorated double gourd with bats, a Jiaqing imperial green dragon vase and cover, a pair of imperial Jiaqing doucai floral jars, a pair of Daoguang imperial doucai dragon vases, a large Guangxu imperial blue graviata ground butterfly vase and a pair of Guangxu imperial pink-ground floral yuhuchunpings. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Qing Mark and Period Monochrome and Two-Coloured Wares comprises of 62 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1992. Notable pieces include an imperial Kangxi peachbloom taibai zun, a pair of Kangxi imperial blue-ground yellow dragons dishes, a Yongzheng imperial flambé archaic style hu, a Qianlong imperial large flambé ribbed neck flower vase, a Qianlong imperial Ru-glazed two-handled vase, a Qianlong imperial massive vase of hu-form, a Qianlong imperial Ru-glazed lingzhi-form vase and a Daoguang imperial yellow-ground dragon box. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Ming Blue and White Porcelain, The Drs. A. M. Sengers Collection comprises of 76 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in November 2001. Notable pieces are a Jiajing/Wanli waterpot with elephant, an imperial Longqing bowl with poem, an imperial Wanli bowl with Sima Guang, an imperial Wanli wall vase, a Wanli/Tianqi lion-form incense burner, six pieces with heron marks, a kosometsuke dish with shrimp, a large transitional brushpot with lady and boys and a transitional incense burner with Budai and children. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Blanc de Chine comprises of 119 Blanc de Chine pieces and accompanied our exhibition in June 1994. Notable pieces include a He Chaozong marked figure of Li Taibai sleeping, a He Chaozong standing Guanyin from the collection of Edward T. Chow, a pair of multi-figural groups riding horses, two chicken ewers, a pair of large hexagonal wine pots and covers and an archaic-style incense burner. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of The Rolf Heiniger Collection of Qing Imperial Wares comprises of 21 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our 75th anniversary exhibition in June 2000. Notable pieces are an imperial Kangxi blue and white beaker cup, an imperial Yongzheng celadon carved saucer dish with waves, a pair of Yongzheng imperial doucai bat bowls, an imperial Qianlong tea-dust bottle vase and an imperial Qianlong fencai chicken cup with Jia Chang. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades from Private Collections comprises of 89 pieces of Chinese jades and accompanied our 75th anniversary exhibition in November 2000. Notable pieces are an imperial Qianlong yuyong Mughal style bowl, an imperial Qianlong white jade jue, a Qianlong lotus-form bowl with bajixiang, a spinach large hu with phoenix birds, a pair of Qianlong yellow bowls and covers, three Qianlong sceptres from a European countess, a parrot, two large Buddhist lion groups and an elephant. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Chinese Glass, The Hope Danby Collection comprises of 22 pieces of Chinese glasswares and accompanied our exhibition in November 1999. Notable pieces are an imperial Yongzheng wine cup engraved with flowers, a imperial Qianlong turquoise moulded zhadou with phoenix birds, an imperial Qianlong blue mallet-form vase and an imperial Xianfeng pale blue octagonal bottle vase. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Two Hundred Years of Chinese Porcelain 1522-1722 comprises of 65 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1998. Notable pieces are an imperial Jiajing yellow-ground double gourd with underglaze blue scrolling flowers, a massive imperial Jiajing fish bowl with boys playing, a large blue and white imperial Jiajing meiping with branches of peaches, an imperial Wanli wucai dragon and phoenix pen tray, brushrest and openwork rectangular box and cover, a kosometsuke Tianqi hexagonal kettle with nine buffaloes, a late Ming blue and white crayfish ewer and a famille verte baluster vase with animal panels. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.