Catalogues & Exhibitions

The catalogue of Seventeenth-Century Blue and White and Copper-Red and Their Predecessors comprises of 70 pieces of Chinese porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1997. Notable pieces include a Longqing imperial dated 1567 ink holder, a Wanli imperial fish dish, a Wanli imperial zun-form vase with dragon and phoenix, a Wanli figural group of Shoulao seated on a deer, a kosometsuke Tianqi large cake basket, a Kangxi imperial large dish with a lady and child, nine brushpots and a pair of Kangxi large copper-red fish bowls. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong comprises of 50 pieces of Qing porcelain and accompanied our exhibition in June 1996. Notable pieces include an imperial Kangxi pink enamel bowl, an imperial Kangxi celadon beehive waterpot carved with clouds, a Yongzheng imperial coral glazed box and cover, a pair of imperial Yongzheng yellow-ground boy bowls, a Qianlong imperial octagonal Ru-glazed narcissus censer, a Qianlong imperial celadon carved bottle vase with dragons, a Qianlong imperial tianqiuping with copper-red Buddhist lions and a Qianlong imperial copper-red dragon moonflask. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades comprises of 107 pieces of Chinese jades and accompanied our 70th anniversary exhibition in June 1995. Notable pieces include a white jade hanging vase, two marriage bowls, two wristrests, an imperial Qianlong archaic style bi, a Zigang and a Guyue Xuan snuff bottle, 12 pendants, a yellow jade hen and the mythical seahorse with turtoise. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions, Chineses Imperial and Export Porcelain,  comprises of 80 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our 80th anniversary exhibition in 2005. Notable pieces are an imperial Wanli bottle vase with garlic mouth, an imperial Yongzheng guan-type glazed faceted vase of baluster form, an imperial Yongzheng blue and white vase of hu form, a large imperial Qianlong ge-type vase with garlic mouth, an imperial Qianlong flambé glazed lobed gu vase, an imperial Qianlong dated wall vase with iron-red dragons, a pair of imperial Qianlong sky-blue ground graviata bowls from Fonthill House, an imperial Qianlong blue and white floral tianqiuping, an imperial Daoguang copper-red dragon brushpot and a pair of yellow ground enamel bowls and covers from Fonthill House. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 49 pieces of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2002. Notable pieces include 14 from the collection of the Sir Joseph E. Hotung Family Trust which included a Dingyao dragon dish, a Junyao dish, a pair of Kangxi imperial blue-ground yellow dragon dishes, a pair of Yongzheng imperial celadon floral carved bowls, a Yongzheng imperial brown chrysanthemum dish, a pair of Yongzheng imperial lavender bowls, a tea-dust double gourd, a Qianlong imperial double gourd and other pieces including a Wanli imperial wucai vase with boys and a Yongzheng imperial Ru-type lobed double gourd. Soft back.

The catalogue of Ming Blue and White: Jiajing - Chongzhen including Dated Examples comprises of 82 pieces and accompanied our exhibition in November 2004. Notable pieces are an imperial Jiajing square dragon vase, a Jiajing dated 1543 weiqi jar, another Jiajing dated 1561 weiqi jar, a massive Jiajing immortal double gourd, the President Herbert Hoover imperial Wanli fruit and flower bowl, an imperial Wanli dragon and phoenix zun, an imperial Wanli openwork rectangular dragon box and cover, a dated 1605 dragon alms bowl from F. Gordon Morrill and an imperial Wanli two-handled rectangular incense burner dated 1617 with immortals and a large Kraak vase and cover with tiger. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Chinese Jades from Han to Qing comprises of 120 jade pieces and accompanied our 80th anniversary exhibition in 2005. Notable pieces are the Santa Marina white jade dragon brushwasher, the Alzaga-Unzue large pale celadon jade deer group, the Rosenberg large mountain, an early Ming large openwork dragon finial, a white jade figure of Zhang Qian seated in a log raft, a yellow jade parrot, a mottled fish, a Suzhou snuff bottle with high-relief cats and the Sir Henry Price champion vase and cover. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 65 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our exhibitions at the International Asian Art Fair in New York and the Grosvenor House Fair in London in 2004. Notable pieces are a Yongle blue and white fluted floral dish, a Kangix famille verte rouleau with the most handsome man in China, a Yongzheng imperial doucai narcissus dish, an imperial Jiaqing coral-ground wucai boys bowl and a pair of imperial relief panels. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 76 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2003. Notable pieces are imperial Kangxi wucai floral wine cup, an imperial Kangxi doucai dragon bowl, a pair of imperial Yongzheng lemon-yellow ground green dragon bowls, a Yuan celadon carved crane dish and a pair of large Kangxi famille verte rouleau vases with Three Kingdoms scenes and an imperial pair of Qianlong jade table screens in cloisonné frames and stands. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 70 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2006. Notable pieces are a Yuan blue and white melon dish, the van Hemert wucai censer dated 1673, an imperial Kangxi iron-red immortal bowl, a pair of imperial Yongzheng yuzhi coral-ground yellow flower bowls, an imperial Yongzheng celadon glazed chilong dragon dish, a pair of imperial Yongzheng doucai bajixiang bowls and a large Qianlong imperial famille rose ruby-ground graviata vase with immortals. Soft back.

The catalogue of Blanc de Chine comprises of 120 pieces and accompanied our exhibition in 2006. Notable pieces are a standing Guanyin on a waved base by He Chaozong, a seated figure of Guanyin by He Chaozong, a figure of an emperor seated on a horseshoe armchair draped in a tiger skin, a Budai by Lin Feizong, a pair of equestrian Dutch men, a brushpot dated summer 1612 and a bottle vase with garlic mouth. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Chongzhen - Shunzhi, Transitional Porcelain from a Private American Collection comprises of 14 pieces of blue and white and wucai porcelain of the Chongzhen and Shunzhi period and accompanied our exhibition in 2007. Notable pieces are three Chongzhen blue and white brushpots including one with "washing the elephant", five Chongzhen blue and white vases including a tall vase with Sima Xiangru and a sleeve vase with geese. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 80 pieces of Chinese and Japanese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2007. Notable pieces are an imperial Kangxi blue and white brushpot with poems, an imperial Yongzheng blue and white dragon dish, a large rose verte charger with the most handsome man in China, a massive pair of Jiaqing/Daoguang famille rose vases with identified places, a pair of white jade quail boxes and covers and a large spinach jade landscape brushpot. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 62 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2008. Notable pieces are a 16th century cloisonné duck dish, a pair of imperial Qianlong cloisonné ewers and covers, a large set of 12 watercolours of tea production, an imperial Kangxi mallet vase wiht phoenix, an imperial Kangxi peachbloom beehive waterpot, a large imperial Kangxi yellow bowl, an imperial Yongzheng Ru-type glazed moonflask, a pair of imperial Qianlong underglaze blue and lemon yellow enamel "nine peach" dishes and a pair of imperial Jiaqing ruby-ground graviata bowls. Soft back.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 66 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art of the Ming and Qing dynasties and accompanied our exhibition in 2009. Notable pieces are a large pair of Kangxi bottle vases with qilins, an imperial Kangxi peachbloom tangluo xi from Edward T. Chow, an imperial Yongzheng lavender fish bowl, an imperial Yongzheng blue-ground fish bowl and cover, a large blue and white and underglaze copper-red lantern vase painted with the three star gods, an imperial Qianlong yellow-ground famille rose wall vase, an imperial Jiaqing ruby-ground benbaping from Fonthill House and 15 jades including a white, russet and grey mountain boulder. Soft back.

This special catalogue of Ming Porcelain celebrated the rebuilding of 120 Kensington Church Street and comprises of 54 porcelain pieces of the Ming dynasty and accompanied our exhibition in 2009. Notable pieces are a Yongle blue and white floral dish with foliate rim, a small Yongle blue and white foliate dish, a Xuande mark and period stem bowl with lilies, a Xuande mark and period floral bowl, a massive Longquan celadon dish with fluted rim, an imperial Zhengde yellow ground blue and white gardenia dish, a massive imperial Jiajing blue and white dragon guan, a large imperial Jiajing iron-red dragon bowl, an imperial Jiajing red-ground yellow dragon jar, an imperial Longqing poem bowl, a large Wanli imperial fish bowl, a massive Wanli imperial dragon meiping, an imperial Wanli small wucai floral guan and a kosometsuke water bucket and cover. Hard back and slip case. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions comprises of 68 pieces of Chinese ceramics and works of art and accompanied our exhibition in 2010. Notable pieces are an imperial Jiajing blue and white "magic fountain" ewer, a pair of imperial Kangxi yellow-ground green dragon bowls, a Kangxi blue and white deer vase, an imperial Yongzheng blue and white and copper-red sanduo stem cup and an imperial Yongzheng lemon-yellow enamel chrysanthemum dish. Soft back.

The catalogue of Ming Porcelain for the Japanese Market, ko-sometsuke & ko-akai comprises of 59 pieces of blue and white and wucai porcelain of the mid and late Ming dynasty and accompanied our exhibition in 2008. Notable pieces are a blue and white cat-form incense holder and stand, a square blue and white bowl with a continuous scene of figures pulling a boat and three wucai floral dishes included by Yamanaka in a special 1933 folio. Hard back. Introduction by Julia B. Curtis.