Porcelain’s poor relation

The most recent catalogue produced by Jorge Welsh, China of all Colours: Painted Enamels on Copper, is a welcome addition to the existing literature on Chinese export art. Focusing on a relatively little known and studied areaenamels painted on copperit provides a comprehensive survey of past works on the subject, a well documented article by Christian Jrg, and a rich catalogue subdivided in 93 entries illustrating more than 160 objects, mainly from the 18th century and collected in Europe and t