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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This catalogue describes and discusses thirty-two items of mounted porcelain
arranged in twenty-two entries. The collection was formed between 1972
and 1991, with the exception of catalogue number 21, which was acquired
by J. Paul Getty in 1953. The gilt-bronze mounts and the porcelain that they embellish
range in date from circa 1665 to 1785.
Sir Francis Watson's original introductory essay has been retained, and an appendix,
glossary, bibliography, and index are provided. Edgar Harden has written catalogue entries
for five of the objects (catalogue nos. i, 8, 17, 20, and 22). Li He of the Asian Art Museum,
San Francisco, afforded extensive assistance with the dating and description of the Chi-
nese porcelain.
The photographs were taken by Jack Ross, and the book designed by Kurt Hauser.
The production of the book was coordinated by Anita Keys. With great patience, Nina
Banna and Dana Gorbea-Leon typed and retyped the manuscript, which was edited by
Shelly Kale.
I would like to express gratitude for help of various sorts to the following: Stacey
Pierson, The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London; Roger Keverne, London;
Adrian Sassoon, London; Clare le Corbeiller, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;
Christian Baulez, Musee de Versailles; Jean Neree Ronfort, Paris; Jean Dominique Au-
garde, Paris; Anthony du Boulay, England; and Theodore Dell, New York.
I would also like to thank Charissa Bremer-David, associate curator, and Jeffrey
Weaver, assistant curator, of the Getty Museum's Department of Decorative Arts for their
help and assistance.
Gillian Wilson
Curator of Decorative Arts

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