Preface 7
Introduction 11
Foreword 41
Celadon Wares of the Northern Dynasties 60
1．Celadon Lotus-flower Zun-vessel Northern Qi Dynasty 60
2．Celadon Lotus-flower Stand Northern Qi Dynasty 62
3．Celadon Long-handled Lamp Northern Qi Dynasty 64
4．Celadon Chicken-headed Ewer with Dragon-shaped Handle Northern Qi Dynasty 65
5．Celadon Stand Northern Qi Dynasty 66
6．Celadon Multi-legged Inkstone Northern Qi Dynasty 67
7．Celadon Jiaodou-wine Warmer Northern Qi Dynasty 68
8．Celadon Spittoon Northern Qi Dynasty 69
9．Celadon Chamber Pot Northern Qi Dynasty 70
10．Blackish-brown-glazed Jar with Four Lugs Northern Qi Dynasty 71
The Porcelains of Xing Kiln 76
11．White Porcelain Deep-bellied Bowl Sui Dynasty 76
12．White Porcelain Biyong Inkstone Sui Dynasty 77
13．White Porcelain Parrot-shaped Cup Sui Dynasty 78
14．White Porcelain Double-fish Cup with Single Handle Tang Dynasty 79
15．White Porcelain Jar with"Hanlin(Imperial Academy)"Inscription Tang Dynasty 80
16．White Porcelain Lidded Jar with"Ying"InscriptionTang Dynasty 81
17．White Porcelain Lidded Jar Tang Dynasty 82
18．White Porcelain Pagoda-shaped Lidded Jar Tang Dynasty 83
19．White Porcelain Leather Bag-shaped Pot with Repoussé Décor and Phoenix Head-shaped Lid Tang Dynasty 84
20．White Porcelain Double-fish Canteen Late Tang to the Five-Dynasties Period 86
21．White Porcelain Begonia-shaped Cup with"Ying"Inscription Tang Dynasty 88
22．White Porcelain Saucer with"Zhang"Inscription Tang Dynasty 90
23．White Porcelain Cup with Single Handle Tang Dynasty 91
24．White Porcelain Elephant Tang Dynasty 92
25．White Porcelain Squatting Lions(a Pair)Tang Dynasty 94
26．White Porcelain Pillow with Impressed Designs Northern Song Dynasty 96
27．Celadon Ocarinas(2 Pieces)The Late Sui to the Early Tang Dynasties 97
28．Three-color-glazed Pottery Burner Tang Dynasty 98
29．Squatting Rabbit-shaped Three-color-glazed Pottery Pillow Tang Dynasty 99
30．Duck-shaped Three-color-glazed Pottery Cup Tang Dynasty 100
31．Porcelain Box Lid with Boy-shaped Knob,Sheep,Dog,etc.Tang Dynasty 102
32．Brown-glazed Porcelain Three-legged Burner Tang Dynasty 104
33．Porcelain Shrine with the Image of Buddha flanked by two Bodhisattvas Tang Dynasty 105
The Porcelains of Ding Kiln 110
34．White Porcelain Pot with Phoenix-head Spout Late Tang Dynasty 110
35．White Porcelain Pitcher Late Tang Dynasty 112
36．White Porcelain Pitcher Northern Song Dynasty 113
37．White Porcelain Pagoda-shaped Jar Late Tang Dynasty 114
38．White Porcelain Tea Furnace(a Set)Late Tang Dynasty 116
39．White Porcelain Tea Grinder Late Tang Dynasty 118
40．White Porcelain Tea Mortar Late Tang Dynasty 119
41．White Porcelain Saucer with Lotus Leaf-shaped Rim Late Tang Dynasty 120
42．Rhombus White Porcelain Plate with the"Guan(Official)"Inscription Late Tang Dynasty 121
43．White Porcelain Bowl with the"Xinguan(New Official)"Inscription Late Tang to the Five Dynasties Period 122
44．White Porcelain Lidded Box Late Tang Dynasty 123
45．White Porcelain Yan-Steamer Late Tang Dynasty 124
46．White Porcelain Spittoon Late Tang Dynasty 125
47．White Porcelain Pillow with Incised Double-butterfly Design Late Tang to the Five Dynasties Period 126
48．White Porcelain Kundika(Water Sprinkler)with Incised Floral Design and Dragon-head Spout Northern Song Dynasty 128
49．White Porcelain Long-necked Vase with Incised Lotus Petal Design Northern Song Dynasty 130
50．White Porcelain Plate with"Guan(Official)"Inscription and Gold and Sliver Curbed Mallow-shaped Rim Northern Song Dynasty 131
51．White Porcelain Plate with Impressed Intertwined Lotus Flower and Stalk Design Northern Song Dynasty 132
52．White Porcelain Plate with"Shangshiju(Palace Food Service Bureau)"Inscription and Impressed Dragon Design(Fragment)Northern Song Dynasty 134
53．White Porcelain Lidded Box with"Shangyaoju(Palace Medical Service Bureau)"Inscription and Incised Dragon Design Northern Song Dynasty 135
54．White Porcelain Bowl with Incised Lotus Flower Design Late Northern Song to the Jin Dynasty 136
55．White Porcelain Censer with Beast-shaped Legs Northern Song Dynasty 137
56．White Porcelain Cup Imitating Wicker Bucket Northern Song Dynasty 138
57．White Porcelain Tortoise Northern Song Dynasty 139
58．Kidney-shaped White Porcelain Pillow with Incised Lotus Flower and Leaf Designs Northern Song Dynasty 140
59．Rectangular White Porcelain Pillow with Impressed Fish Design Jin Dynasty 142
60．Black-and-white-glazed Porcelain Tea Grinder Northern Song Dynasty 143
61．White-glazed Porcelain Sedan with Black-painted Design Northern Song Dynasty 144
62．Green-glazed Kidney-shaped Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Perching Magpie Design Northern Song Dynasty 146
63．Brown-glazed Prunus Vase Northern Song Dynasty 147
64．Black-glazed Porcelain Waist Drum with Sgraffito Design Jin Dynasty 148
65．Three-color-glazed Pottery Phoenix-head Vase Late Tang Dynasty 150
66．Three-color-glazed Pottery Pagoda-shaped Jar Late Tang Dynasty 152
67．Plate Mold with Mandarin Duck and Lotus Flower Design Song Dynasty 154
68．Plate Mold with Impressed Dragon Design and"Jiachen"Inscription The 24th Year of Dading Era(1184),Jin Dynasty 156
69．Bowl Mold with Impressed Floral Designs of the Four Seasons and"Taihe Bingyin"Inscription The 6th Year of Taihe Era(1206),Jin Dynasty 158
The Porcelains of Cizhou Kiln 164
70．White Porcelain Lamp with Black-painted Leaf Design Northern Song Dynasty 164
71．White Porcelain Vase with Black-painted Flower-and-Butterfly Design Song Dynasty 165
72．White Porcelain Prunus Vase with Black-painted Peony,Reed and Wild-geese Design Jin Dynasty 166
73．White Porcelain Vase with Black-painted Plucked Chrysanthemum Branches Design Yuan Dynasty 168
74．White Porcelain Jar with Black-painted Plucked Flower Branches Design Yuan Dynasty 170
75．White Porcelain Basin with Black-painted Reed and Wild-geese Design Yuan Dynasty 172
76．White Porcelain Basin with Black-painted Fish and Waterweed Design and Flat Rim Yuan Dynasty 174
77．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Boy Angling Design Jin Dynasty 176
78．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Boy Playing Ball Design Jin Dynasty 178
79．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Reed and Crane Design Jin Dynasty 180
80．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Duck and Lotus Design Jin Dynasty 182
81．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Dragonfly Design Jin Dynasty 184
82．Ruyi-shaped White Porcelain Pillow with Black-written Poetry Jin Dynasty 186
83．White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Landscape and Human Figure Design Yuan Dynasty 188
84．Rectangular White Porcelain Pillow with Black-painted Landscape and Human Figure Design Yuan Dynasty 190
85．Rectangular White Porcelain Pillow with Brown-painted Human Figure Design Yuan Dynasty 192
86．Rectangular White Porcelain Pillow with Black-written Poetry Yuan Dynasty 194
87．White Porcelain Washer with Sgraffito Tendril Design and Lobed Rim Northern Song Dynasty 196
88．White Porcelain Bowl with Incised Intertwined Lotus Flower and Stalk Design Song Dynasty 198
89．Kidney-shaped White Porcelain Pillow with Carved Intertwined Flower Design Song Dynasty 200
90．Tiger-shaped Yellowish-brown-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Reed and Wild-geese Design Jin Dynasty 202
91．Three-color-glazed Tiger-shaped Porcelain Pillow Jin Dynasty 204
92．Three-color-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Incised Peony Design Song Dynasty 206
93．Kidney-shaped Green-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Sgraffito Peony Design Song Dynasty 207
94．Green-glazed Porcelain Pillow with Incised Wall Pattern Yuan Dynasty 208
95．Black-glazed Porcelain Prunus Vase with Incised Plucked Lotus Flower and Stalk Design Song Dynasty 210
96．Black-glazed Porcelain Prunus Vase with"Neifu(Palace Treasury)"Inscription Jin Dynasty 212
97．Black-glazed Porcelain Bowl with Silver Strips Yuan Dynasty 213
The Porcelains of Jingxing Kiln 218
98．White Porcelain Pitcher Five-Dynasties Period 218
99．Ruyi-shaped White Porcelain Pillow with Stamped Double-deer Design Jin Dynasty 219
100．Brown-glazed Porcelain"Official Bottle of the Tianwei Army"Song Dynasty 220
101．Three-color-glazed Pottery Pagoda-shaped Jar Late Tang Dynasty 221
102．Three-color-glazed Pottery Phoenix-head Vase Late Tang Dynasty 222
103．Plate Mold with Impressed Swimming Mandarin Duck Design and"the 29th Year of Dading Era"Inscription The 29th Year of Dading Era(1189),Jin Dynasty 224
104．Plate Mold with Impressed Phoenix Flying among Flowers Design Jin Dynasty 226
105．Plate Mold with Impressed Tortoise and Crane Design Jin Dynasty 228
106．Plate Mold with Impressed Courtyard and Swimming Bird Design Jin Dynasty 230
107．Plate Mold with Impressed Litchi Design Jin Dynasty 232
108．Blue-and-white Porcelain Lidded Jar with Underglaze Red Design and Repoussé Floral Medallion Design Yuan Dynasty 238
109．Octagonal Blue-and-white Porcelain Lidded Prunus Vase with Dragon and Sea Wave Design Yuan Dynasty 242
110．Octagonal Blue-and-white Porcelain Yuhuchun Vase with Double-lion Playing Ball Design Yuan Dynasty 244
111．Octagonal Blue-and-white Porcelain Pitcher Yuan Dynasty 246
112．Blue-and-white Porcelain Meal Box with Dragon Design Yuan Dynasty 248
113．Blue-and-white Porcelain Goblet with Moon and Prunus Blossom Design Yuan Dynasty 250
114．Blue-and-white Porcelain Goblet with Cloud-and-Phoenix Design and"Shou(Longevity)"Character Yuan Dynasty 251
115．Blue-and-white Porcelain Goblets with Dragon Design(2 Pieces)Yuan Dynasty 252
116．Blue-and-white Porcelain Goblet with Dragon Design Yuan Dynasty 254
117．Blue-and-white Porcelain Goblet with Dragon Design Yuan Dynasty 256
118．Goblet with Underglaze Red Design Yuan Dynasty 257
119．Koryo Celadon Prunus Vase with Inlayed Flying Crane Design Yuan Dynasty 258
120．Blue-glazed Porcelain Cup with Gold-traced Moon and Prunus Design Yuan Dynasty 259
The Masterpieces of the Official Kilns of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 264
121．Blue-and-white Porcelain Prunus Vase with Plucked Three-fruit(Pomegranate,Persimmon and Peach)Branch Design Yongle Era,Ming Dynasty 264
122．Blue-and-white Porcelain Bowl with Intertwined Lotus Flower and Stalk Design Xuande Era,Ming Dynasty 265
123．Blue-and-white Porcelain Bestow Vase with Intertwined Lotus Flower and Stalk Design Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 266
124．Pea Green-glazed Square Vase with Underglaze Blue-painted Human Figure Medallion Design Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 268
125．White Porcelain Plate with Underglaze Red Plucked Chrysanthemum Branch Design and Chestnut Flower-shaped Rim Hongwu Era,Ming Dynasty 270
126．White Porcelain Censer with Iron Red"Eight Treasures"Design Xuande Era,Ming Dynasty 272
127．White Porcelain Bowl with Underglaze Red Three-fish Design Yongzheng Era,Qing Dynasty 273
128．White Porcelain Lidded High-stemmed Bowl with Heavenly Chicken-shaped Knob and Red-painted Dragon Design Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 274
129．White Porcelain Plate with Red-painted Double-dragon Playing Pearl Design Xuantong Era,Qing Dynasty 276
130．White Porcelain Plate with Green-painted Cloud-and-Dragon and Sea Wave Designs Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 277
131．Plain Three-color-glazed Bowl with Flower,Butterfly and Veiled Dragon Designs Kangxi Era,Qing Dynasty 278
132．Polychrome Bowl with Dragon-and-Phoenix Design Yongzheng Era,Qing Dynasty 280
133．Fencai(Famille rose)Vase with Gold-traced Floral Pattern on Brocade Background Jiaqing Era,Qing Dynasty 282
134．Fencai(Famille rose)Bestow Vase with Gold-traced Hundred-butterfly Pattern Guangxu Era,Qing Dynasty 284
135．Fencai(Famille rose)Vase with Cloud-and-Bat Pattern Guangxu Era,Qing Dynasty 285
136．Doucai(contending colors)Cup with Rosette Design Daoguang Era,Qing Dynasty 286
137．Blue-glazed Globular Vase with Gold-traced Antiques Medallion Pattern Guangxu Era,Qing Dynasty 288
138．Blue-glazed Globular Vase with Gold-traced Ball Pattern Guangxu Era,Qing Dynasty 289
139．Blue-glazed Plate with Green-painted Dragon Design and"Chuxiu Gong(Palace of Gathered Elegance)"Inscription Guangxu Era,Qing Dynasty 290
140．White Porcelain Bowl with Veiled Floral Design Yongle Era,Ming Dynasty 292
141．Pea Green-glazed Gourd-shaped Bottle Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 293
142．Pea Green-glazed Drum-shaped Jar Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 294
143．Ruby Red-glazed Plate Xuande Era,Ming Dynasty 296
144．Yellow-glazed Bowl Hongzhi Era,Ming Dynasty 297
145．Sky-clear Blue-glazed Plate Xuande Era,Ming Dynasty 298
146．Sky-clear Blue-glazed Prunus Vase Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 299
147．Sprinkle Blue-glazed Flower Vase 300
148．Prismatic Vase Glazed in Ge Kiln Style Qianlong Era,Qing Dynasty 301
149．Flambé-glazed Pomegranate Zun-vessel Qianlong Era Qing Dynasty 302