The book will provide a unique source of reference for anyone interested in Chinese ceramics. Included are 75 essays and book reviews from specialists such as Feng Xianming, Rose Kerr, Regina Krahl, Margaret Medley, Peter Lam, Li Huibing, Liu Xinyuan, Ronald W. Longsdorf, Stacey Pierson, Rosemary E. Scott, Clarence F. Shangraw, Julia Curtis, Doreen Stoneham, Suzanne Valenstein, Robert Mowry, Julian Thompson and Shawn Eichman.

This 536 page volume is lavishly illustrated with 779 colour plates and 246 black and white images.