Resources for Chinese Ceramics and Porcelains
We plan to keep adding to this page as time permits and we identify other terrific resources. If you discover some good ones on your own, please contact us to see about adding to this list.Should you happen to come across some great ones on your own, feel free to reach out to us so we may consider adding them to this list
General Information
The Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors' Help and Info Page Gotheborg.com - an amazingly detailed collection of information on both Chinese and Japanese Porcelain. Definitely familiarize yourself with the information here.
Collecting Chinese Porcelains Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain The Chinese Antique Porcelain site has been helping readers avoid fakes for 14 years.
Bidamount.com - A comprehensive set of resources for Chinese art collectors. Most pages are free of charge to access
History
Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain- Ceramics Dating Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Asia China Trade Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
History Timeline Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Chronology and History of China Gotheborg.com
Chinese Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Categorization
Different types of Chinese porcelains Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Peranakan Chinese Porcelain: Vibrant Festive Ware of the Straits Chinese Book
Chinese Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Qing Famille Verte Porcelain Bidamount.com
Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Chinese Armorial Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Antique Chinese Famille-Rose Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Ming Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Bidamount.com
Jiajing Blue and White Porcelain Photo Archive Bidamount.com
Rare Chinese Yixing Pottery Teapots, Vases and Scholars’ Objects Bidamount.com
Visual Properties
Colors
Enamels on Chinese ceramics Gotheborg.com
Blue notes: A guide to Chinese blue-and-white porcelain Christies
Blue Pigments Used in Chinese Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
The Use of Copper Red in Chinese Ceramics Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Designs
Stories on a Plate Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
The Eight Daoist Immortals Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Reign marks
Antique China Marks a comparison China marks from different origins Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Marks on Chinese Ceramics Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Chinese marks Gotheborg.com
Marks on 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Gotheborg.com
Chinese Reign Marks (Anthony Gray) Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Reign Marks An Introduction; Chinese Reign Marks Are Nice, But Never Proof Bidamount.com
Shapes
Antique Chinese Vases Forms-Shapes-Dating Them | Asian Art WeChat-Chinese Art
Kiln Support Marks (Spur Marks) Gotheborg.com
Identification of Fakes
Antique Porcelain Age Signs Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Firing Faults in Ancient Chinese Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Reproductions Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Authentication Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Porcelain Age Faking Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
European Porcelain Copies of Chinese Designs (Chinoiserie) Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
How to determine authenticity of ancient ceramics without TL Test Gotheborg.com
TL-testing of porcelain/TL-labs/other ways of authentication Bidamount.com
Chinese Kilns
Visit to Jingdezhen 1992 Gotheborg.com
List of modern Chinese Porcelain Factories Gotheborg.com
Major Collections (to view and study pieces for yourself)
Major collections around the World - Publicly accessible major Chinese porcelain collections in museums and other places. These consist mostly either of items from imperial kilns or high-quality porcelain from private kilns.
Beijing exhibition 2005 - The Swedish exhibition of Chinese Porcelain at the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2005
Sir Percival David Foundation 1,600 Images at the British Museum, well described and amazing objects.
The National Palace Museum Collection Piles of Images and Translatable
Metropolitan Museum NY Asian Collection - Good images, searchable and getting better!
Chinese Collection; Freer Sackler Gallery - Over 13,000 objects, all searchable, indexed and enlargeable.
Buying Tips
Buying Tips for Beginning a Collection Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Investing in Nyonyaware The Edge Malaysia
Price Guide for Nyonyawares Carters Australia
Investing in Chinese Art Versus Collecting Chinese Art Bidamount.com
About Bidamount Global Auction Members Auctioneer Report Card Bidamount.com - A no charge abbreviation of the ranking of auction houses on Liveauctioneers, Bidsquare and iNvaluable that Peter Combs provides to his paid members.
Misc Topics
Repairs Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Glossary of Terms
Collecting Chinese Porcelain Collecting Antique Chinese Porcelain
Gotheborg Glossary Gotheborg.com
Discussion Groups and Boards
Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors' Discussion Board Gotheborg.com
The BidAmount Asian Art Forum | Chinese Art Bidamount.com
Facebook Groups
Chinese & Japanese Art & Antiques Advertisement Group (Porcelain, Painting, etc)
Straits Chinese Porcelain (Nyonya Wares)
Chinese Ming ceramics, porcelains (and beyond)
Collecting Chinese, Japanese & Asian Antiques International
Chinese Porcelain - Identification and Valuation (Group)
Chinese Canton and Beijing Enamels. Peking glass and Vitreous
Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Collectors
China Trade Porcelain of te 18th Century
buying and selling antique porcelain china dynasty era
Chinese Antiques Marks Identification and Research
Collecting Chinese Shiwan Pottery
Republic Period and early Post Cultural Revolution Porcelains
Collecting Chinese Ceramics & Art
CELADON & (Sang de boeuf, Tenmoku, Jun Yao Yun)
Early Chinese ceramics and porcelain
Books and other Resources
Finding the right Chinese art reference books as well as Japanese and related objects about Asian art is essential to further gain understanding in your collecting journey.
Gotheborg personal recommendations on good books to add to your library
How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain - A.C. McClurg & Co (Chicago), 1907
Build a Great Library (Bidamount)
Weekly Videos from Peter Combs (Bidamount) with Weekly Auction Results, Spotting Fakes, Collecting, Buying and Selling. He’s an amazing resource - and it’s all for free!
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Books for Sale on our Website - this link includes all our books, not just those about Chinese Ceramics, but it is very easy to browse for those on Chinese Ceramics. |