An article on ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal.

My copy of this beautiful book on blue and white is inscribed by the author, "For Carey, who came for blue and white and left black and blue." I fell down the stairs at the book party and 12 hours in ER and 4 hours in surgery later, I was indeed, black and blue. BTW, Blood Red works with blue and white - the nurse admired my pricey blue and white shirt as she cut it off me.

A description of a blue and white ‘Wan Shou’ Vase - inscribed with exactly ten thousand Chinese characters.

The British Museum estimates this Chinese porcelain jug to come from the early 14th century Yuan Dynasty and was destined for the Islamic market. It's shape was influenced by Islamic metalwork.

1stdibs boasts a huge collection of beautiful blue-and-white porcelain and decorations.

AbeBooks.com is a great site for out of print hard to find books. This little guide covers the subject broadly and covers it pretty well...

Conor Mahony is a Sotheby's grad who has gone on to be a partner in one of New York's most glamorous galleries, The Chinese Porcelain Company. Dont be fooled by the name - the scope includes Fine French Furniture and a beautiful variety of decorative arts.

The Musee Guimet is a treasure house of Asian art. Visit the museum and check out the installations. Each piece is mounted on a specifically designed base - which sounds obvious, but in these recession days is rare... Metal on wood base, stone on metal base, wood on stone base - a triumph of the installation art.

The Dutch loved blue and white porcelain and Delft became the center of production in the 16th century and continued through the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. Aronson has an extensive inventory of 17th and 18th century pieces.

The trailer to Blue Willow, a beautiful short film by Veialu Aila-Unsworth, on the fable behind the Blue Willow porcelain pattern. (Flash Player Required)