[China's Porcelain Capital] is filled with intriguing facts. Those with an interest in porcelain and anyone thinking about working in China, or having artwork made in China, should consider reading this book.

Crafts Magazine

This book is the compelling story of China's 'porcelain capital', as the city is known ... Getting to know the ceramists who work there, Gillette ensures that this tome makes an arresting read.

Ceramic Review

Maris Boyd Gillette takes us on a journey of more than a thousand years of history from the Song Dynasty until the present day ... This book is without doubt a great way to learn about the history and the present moment of this city.

Infocerámica (Bloomsbury translation)

Whilst researching the book the author has spent months living in the area and studying the past and present production processes ... This is an absolutely readable book with an excellent glossary of technical terms, an extensive biography and a good index.

Keramiske noter (Bloomsbury translation)

Historians like to boast of getting their hands dirty in the archives. In this fascinating book, Maris Gillette got her feet muddy to tell the 1000-year story of how the Chinese state, global markets and the potters of Jingdezhen have interacted to produce the most extraordinary porcelains in the world.

Dr Steven Conn, W E Smith Professor of History at Miami University, USA

Positioning ethnographic writing at the center of art historical and anthropological perspectives, Gillette makes an enormous contribution to our understanding of cultural production in China. This astute and intimate portrait uses first-rate scholarship and a unique apprenticeship in the community to reveal the complexities of contemporary ceramic production in Jingdezhen.

Dr Morgan Perkins, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Art at the State University of New York, USA