Chinese porcelain
A 1902 London book by W. G. Gulland, published by Chapman & Hall, surveying Chinese porcelain for collectors and students of ceramics. Its plates are black-and-white photographs of dishes, bowls and a vase set against dark grounds, with numbered captions beneath. A designer could take from them the circular plate compositions, with a central scene ringed by small framed medallions, and the lively painted figures and flowers.
