xii, 275 pp. Illustrated from paintings, maps, facsimiles and photographs, including 40 in color and 177 from black and white photographs. List of Chinese painters, bibliography, index. 11x8¾, navy blue cloth, pictorial jacket. Second printing.

A celebrated and eclectic reference on the Sino-American commercial relationship, which is well-documented by the wondrous art work illustrated within. Covers Chinnery and Lam Qua, genre painting, gouaches, painting on glass, furniture, carvings, lacquer ware, fans, silver and pewter goods, silks and more. Includes copious appendices on dating, Chinese ports and painters.