Bibliographies

Below are a number of comprehensive and annotated bibliographies on Chinese and Japanese porcelain which may be of interest to some of our readers. For reading lists on specific types of porcelain or on European, Indian and Islamic pottery and works of art please do visit our articles page.

• Annotated Bibliography of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics of Chinese and Japanese Ceramics compiled by Margaret Medley
  Margaret Medley, one time curator of the famous Percival David Foundation, which contains one of the finest collections of early Chinese ceramics in the world, compiled this annotatprored bibliography on our behalf.
• Cyril Beecher: Update On Margaret Medley’s Bibliography
  Cyril Beecher is an independent researcher and a member of the Oriental Ceramics Society. He is a very well known collector of 17th century Chinese blue and white porcelain who originally was an environmental scientist. One aspect of collecting that particularly intrigues him is the source material which served as the inspiration for the designs on 17th century blue and white.
• Annotated Bibliography by Hanshan Tang Books Ltd provided by John Constable.
  These books have been recommended by Hanshan Tang; a well-known bookseller with an extensive collection of material relating to Chinese art and ceramics. We believe that they are all useful books if you are collecting Chinese porcelain