The collection comprises approximately 90 books, predominantly about Chinese ceramics and porcelains, including Stephen W. Bushell, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, University of Oxford Press, 1910; Exhibition of Early Chinese Ceramic Art, Yamanaka & Company Limited, 1931; G.St.G.M.Gompertz, Celadon Wares, Faber & Faber, 1968; J.M. Addis, Chinese Porcelain from the Addis Collection, British Museum, 1979, R. L. Hobson, The Wares of The Ming Dynasty, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. In addition there are publications by various major institutions including the National Palace Museum, Idemtisu Museum of Art, British Museum, Percival David Foundation and Oriental Ceramic Society, as well as several Christie’s and Sotheby’s catalogues.

Please contact the department for a full list of titles (stsoi@christies.com).