A catalogue of blue and white Nankin porcelain : forming the collection of Sir Henry Thompson

Illustrator Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet British
 Illustrator James McNeill Whistler American

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Sir Henry Thompson, a successful London surgeon, amateur artist, and astronomer, began collecting “Nankin” porcelain, Chinese ceramics made for export during the Qing Dynasty (1661–1722), in about 1870. He amassed one of the finest collections in England. He published this book as a limited edition of 220 copies illustrated by himself and James McNeill Whistler, who was also a collector of Nankin porcelain.

A catalogue of blue and white Nankin porcelain : forming the collection of Sir Henry Thompson, Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (British, Framlingham, Suffolk 1820–1904 London)

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A catalogue of blue and white Nankin porcelain : forming the collection of Sir Henry Thompson, Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (British, Framlingham, Suffolk 1820–1904 London)
A catalogue of blue and white Nankin porcelain : forming the collection of Sir Henry Thompson, Sir Henry Thompson, 1st Baronet (British, Framlingham, Suffolk 1820–1904 London)

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