“The book brings a wealth of new research .. . and by comparison to a huge database of dated porcelains assembled and published in the book.” — Asian Art Newspaper, December 2021 VIEW THE WHOLE...
“a fitting memorial……remarkable….this is the place to learn the meaning of the …subjects and stories painted on porcelain” — Country Life , December 2021, Huon...
“Leaping the Dragon Gate” Coinciding with the publication of their book, “Leaping the Dragon Gate, The Sir Michael Butler Collection of 17th-century Chinese Porcelain”, Dr Teresa Canepa and Katharine Butler, daughter of the collector, discuss new research...
Sir Michael Butler’s ambitions were modest when he made his first purchase of Chinese porcelain in the salesrooms of Sotheby’s, London in February 1961; he was looking for beautiful objects to fill the empty shelves in his new house. However, one piece in the lot of...
“Over the course of 50 years, the keen-eyed diplomat Michael Butler built up the largest collection of 17th-century Chinese porcelain in the world.”—Apollo, November 2021, by Susan...
