Published by the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, this book features 23 very rare Japanese ceramic porcelain pieces dating from the 17th century. The volume includes a scholarly essay by Daniel Chen and two by Molly Anne Macdonald who, with her husband Bill, assembled over several decades one the most important collections of its kind anywhere in the world. It resides at the Gardiner Museum.

The book design, production and editorial assistance was by Nestor Golets of FolioCreative, Toronto.