Teresa Canepa & Katharine Butler
This impressive book is more than a catalogue raisonné of the world famous collection assembled by British diplomat Sir Michael Butler (1927–2013). It is the history of 17th-century Chinese porcelain told and illustrated by his comprehensive collection and includes a vast amount of new research into the iconography, production dates and markets of the porcelain. In 576 pages, it includes the story of how the collection was made, a chronological study of the porcelain as well as maps and tables showing the kiln sites, important shipwrecks and all known dated porcelain from the period.Withover 1000 illustrations, it is a worthy testimony to Sir Michael’s incredible depth of knowledge and his contribution to research in this field