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I have been priveleged to know Mrs Chen Liqiong since 1982.In November of that year we both attended the first International Conference on Ancient Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in Shanghai，organised by the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics。During the session devoted to poster presentations I talked with her about her home in Sichuan，and the unique and interesting ceramics produced in that area。Over the last 27 years since then international conferences have been organised on eight occasions，in 1986，1989，1992，1995，1999，2002，2005，2009，and each meeting has provided a stimulus to learning new information about ceramics，and exchanging information with good friends and colleagues。On each occasion that Mrs Chen Liqiong and I met again，she would bring me up-to-date with developments in her field of scholarship，and then we would have a commemorative photograph taken together。When I look back through the photos I find that I have changed and aged over the passage of years，but Mrs Chen is hardly different！Her youthful good looks and enthusiasm are similar to the time we first met。
In 1987 Chen Liqiong published 四川古代陶瓷，which introduced a new audience to the ceramic history of the province。In 2001 her book 古代陶瓷研究was published，and encapsulated her 40 years of experience and research into the ceramic history of Chongqing。It discussed the forms and decoration of celadon wares through the ages，and explained in detail how the Buddhist makara design was used on ceramics。Now，a new work on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and Ceramics of China will appear。It has two themes that are woven together。The first chapter of the book is devoted to ceramics excavated in the Three Gorges area。A wide range of wares，dating from the Eastern Han dynasty to the Ming dynasty，are described。Their discovery is also used to discuss two important themes。The first is communication and trade，and the second the development of ceramics in China。Chapter 2 brings together a number of significant previous publications，including conference papers，articles and sections of books。Many of these are out-of-print or difficut to get hold of，so this synthesis is useful for scholars。
This book is special in many ways。In the first place，it explores in fine detail the geology，geography and history of the Three Gorges area and how they relate to research on ceramics unearthed there。Secondly，and by means of this muliti-faceted approach，it brings the unique culture of the region into focus。Thirdly，it incorporates a lifetime of learning and scholarship on ceramics in one volume。For all these reasons，the publication of this book is significant，and of value to scholars and students alike。
我有幸自1982年就認識了陳麗瓊女士，那年我們倆參加了由中國科學院、上海矽酸鹽研究所在上海主辦的“中國古陶瓷國際會議”。在會議期間，我在忙於準備我的演講資料時，我和她談到了她的家鄉四川和那裏生產的獨具特色和令人感興趣的陶瓷。此後的27年裏，國際古陶瓷會議舉辦了8屆，分別為1986、1989、1992、1995、1999、2002、2005和2009.每次都為我們提供了學習、了解新信息和與好朋友和同行們交流的好機會，每一次我和陳女士相會時，她都會帶來她的學術領域的新收獲，隨後我們會合影留念，當我回眸這些照片時，我發現年歲滄桑，我的變化巨大，但陳女士卻變化不大，她看起來仍然年輕，對生活充滿熱情，精力不減當年。
1987年陳麗瓊出版了她的專著《四川古代陶瓷》，該書為研究四川陶瓷曆史帶來了新的契機，2001年她出版了《古代陶瓷研究》一書，該書匯集了她四十年來對重慶地區古陶瓷調查的體會和研究成果。書中對中國曆代青瓷的造型與紋飾、瓷器中佛教藝術的摩羯紋均做了精詳的闡釋。如今，一本關於長江三峽和中國古陶瓷的新書又將麵世，該書將兩個主題編織在一起，第一章主要描述了三峽地區出土的陶瓷，範圍很大，涉及東漢到明代的器物，利用這些發現還研究討論了兩個重要的題目：第一，研究同時代的交通和貿易；第二，中國陶瓷的發展過程。第二章包含了作者以前的一些重要研究成果，包括學術會議論文、一般研究文章和專業書的某些章節，書中的資料許多是稀罕難得的第一手材料，對於同行學者大有椑益。
這本書的許多地方都獨具匠心，首先，對出土陶瓷做了詳盡的闡述與研究；通過全方位的視角，把一個地區的獨特文化引入了討論的焦點；它薈萃作者畢生的學術和研究於一書。綜上所述，該書的出版不但意義不同凡響，而且無論對於學者還是學生來說都具有重要的價值。
李約瑟研究所榮譽研究員
英中協會教育托管主席
前英國東方陶瓷學會主席
維多利亞阿伯特博物院東方部總館長
格拉斯哥大學榮譽研究員
In 1987 Chen Liqiong published 四川古代陶瓷，which introduced a new audience to the ceramic history of the province。In 2001 her book 古代陶瓷研究was published，and encapsulated her 40 years of experience and research into the ceramic history of Chongqing。It discussed the forms and decoration of celadon wares through the ages，and explained in detail how the Buddhist makara design was used on ceramics。Now，a new work on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and Ceramics of China will appear。It has two themes that are woven together。The first chapter of the book is devoted to ceramics excavated in the Three Gorges area。A wide range of wares，dating from the Eastern Han dynasty to the Ming dynasty，are described。Their discovery is also used to discuss two important themes。The first is communication and trade，and the second the development of ceramics in China。Chapter 2 brings together a number of significant previous publications，including conference papers，articles and sections of books。Many of these are out-of-print or difficut to get hold of，so this synthesis is useful for scholars。
This book is special in many ways。In the first place，it explores in fine detail the geology，geography and history of the Three Gorges area and how they relate to research on ceramics unearthed there。Secondly，and by means of this muliti-faceted approach，it brings the unique culture of the region into focus。Thirdly，it incorporates a lifetime of learning and scholarship on ceramics in one volume。For all these reasons，the publication of this book is significant，and of value to scholars and students alike。
我有幸自1982年就認識了陳麗瓊女士，那年我們倆參加了由中國科學院、上海矽酸鹽研究所在上海主辦的“中國古陶瓷國際會議”。在會議期間，我在忙於準備我的演講資料時，我和她談到了她的家鄉四川和那裏生產的獨具特色和令人感興趣的陶瓷。此後的27年裏，國際古陶瓷會議舉辦了8屆，分別為1986、1989、1992、1995、1999、2002、2005和2009.每次都為我們提供了學習、了解新信息和與好朋友和同行們交流的好機會，每一次我和陳女士相會時，她都會帶來她的學術領域的新收獲，隨後我們會合影留念，當我回眸這些照片時，我發現年歲滄桑，我的變化巨大，但陳女士卻變化不大，她看起來仍然年輕，對生活充滿熱情，精力不減當年。
1987年陳麗瓊出版了她的專著《四川古代陶瓷》，該書為研究四川陶瓷曆史帶來了新的契機，2001年她出版了《古代陶瓷研究》一書，該書匯集了她四十年來對重慶地區古陶瓷調查的體會和研究成果。書中對中國曆代青瓷的造型與紋飾、瓷器中佛教藝術的摩羯紋均做了精詳的闡釋。如今，一本關於長江三峽和中國古陶瓷的新書又將麵世，該書將兩個主題編織在一起，第一章主要描述了三峽地區出土的陶瓷，範圍很大，涉及東漢到明代的器物，利用這些發現還研究討論了兩個重要的題目：第一，研究同時代的交通和貿易；第二，中國陶瓷的發展過程。第二章包含了作者以前的一些重要研究成果，包括學術會議論文、一般研究文章和專業書的某些章節，書中的資料許多是稀罕難得的第一手材料，對於同行學者大有椑益。
這本書的許多地方都獨具匠心，首先，對出土陶瓷做了詳盡的闡述與研究；通過全方位的視角，把一個地區的獨特文化引入了討論的焦點；它薈萃作者畢生的學術和研究於一書。綜上所述，該書的出版不但意義不同凡響，而且無論對於學者還是學生來說都具有重要的價值。
李約瑟研究所榮譽研究員
英中協會教育托管主席
前英國東方陶瓷學會主席
維多利亞阿伯特博物院東方部總館長
格拉斯哥大學榮譽研究員
