Harry Garner-- Special Interest In Chinese Lacquer
There involved so many sophisticated scholars to assist Sir Harry to complete this book. The introduction and descriptions in the book almost covered the whole spectrum of Chinese lacquer with subsidiary sections of Ryuku and Korean Lacquer and some Japan pieces related to the main story.
Dr. Joseph Needhan - has helped to sort out the various materials used in lacquer manufacture, may of which have been wrongly translated in the past by sinologists who had no scientific knowledge of mineral and vegetable products.
Prof. William Watson & Miss Margaret Medley- have given invaluable help in the presentation of Ming works on lacquer.
Sir John Figgess- in this field through his published papers are well known to western students.
The book has drawn heavily on objects in two main channels:
MUSEUMS(BRITISH MUSEUM & VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM) & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.