Catalogues & Exhibitions

The catalogue of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing comprises of 138 pieces of Chinese jades and accompanied our 85th anniversary exhibition in November 2010. Notable pieces are an imperial Qianlong spinach jade dragon seal, an imperial Qianlong white jade deep bowl and cover, an imperial Qianlong white jade snuff bottle, a large monkey and peach group and an imperial Qianlong white jade hexagonal lobed teapot and cover. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions, Qing Porcelain comprises of 50 pieces of Chinese porcelain of the Qing dynasty and accompanied our exhibition in 2011. Notable pieces are a dated 1719 famille verte "Red Cliff" brush pot, a doucai Yongzheng imperial floral medallion wine cup, an imperial Yongzheng blue-ground anhua white dragon bowl, an imperial Yongzheng white-glazed chrysanthemum dish from the Carl Kempe collection, a Qianlong famille rose panel with sages in a landscape, an imperial Qianlong teadust-glazed bottle vase and a pair of imperial Xianfeng iron-red dragon bowls and covers. Soft back.

Detailed descriptions and a history of collectors, dealers and scholars in Chinese ceramics from Britain and America, alphabetically listed and very informative, with a series of mostly black and white illustrations. 490 pages. Hard back.

The catalogue of The Bertil Högström Collection of Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain (1662-1722) comprises of 50 pieces of Kangxi blue and white and accompanied our exhibition in November 2011. Notable pieces are two imperial semi-eggshell cups, one with continuous landscape and one with "100 butterflies", an imperial early Kangxi boy bowl, a fishermen yanyan vase, an ovoid dragon vase and an imperial dragon medallion small bowl. Hard back. Introduction by John Ayers.

The catalogue of Recent Acquisitions, Important Chinese Porcelain from Private Collections comprises of 53 pieces of Chinese porcelain from the Yuan dynasty to the Qing dynasty and accompanied our exhibition in 2012. Notable pieces are a Yuan qingbai ewer and cover, a Yongle blue and white grape dish, an imperial Xuande blue and white tankard, a large imperial Yongzheng yellow-ground blue and white floral dish from the T. Y. Chao family, a pair of imperial Yongzheng yellow-ground green dragon bowls, an imperial Qianlong blue and white sanduo vase with garlic-mouth, an imperial Qianlong doucai waterpot with bats, an imperial Qianlong Guan-type fish basket from the J. M. Hu collection, an imperial Qianlong Ge-type hu-form vase and an imperial Qianlong celadon globular jar. Hard back.

The catalogue of Selected Chinese Porcelain from the Collection of Professor D.R. Laurence comprises of 30 pieces of Chinese porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties and accompanied our 85th exhibition in November 2010. Notable pieces are five pieces with the "Master of the Rocks" painting, four wucai vases and five Kangxi famille verte vases, a blue and white paneled rouleau with 24 scenes of filial piety, a Kangxi blue and white brushpot painted with 16 scholars and an imperial Qianlong flambé bottle vase. Soft back.