There are entries to the yang-ts'ai porcelains in the Museum's collection in the Archives of the Imperial Workshops, the Court Inventories and T'ang Ying's memoranda to the emperor. A detailed review of these materials allows us to find out the time and place of manufacture, title and other information about the ceramic works. Before they were sent to the Ch'ien-ch'ing-kung Palace to be put on display, they would have had boxes made for them. Their titles would have been carved onto these boxes, and it is from here that we have obtained the names of the porcelains for this exhibition.

Kuan-yin vase in yang-ts'ai enamels with Indian lotus décor on cream-coloured glaze		Gall-bladder vase in yang-ts'ai enamels with cranes and plum blossom décor