Volume I. Chinese and Japanese ceramics. Foreword / by Jonathan Marsden -- Preface / by John Ayers -- Acknowledgements -- Notes for the reader -- Introduction : the history of the collection / by John Ayers -- The catalogue. I. China : wares of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and earlier ; II. Wares from southern China kilns : late Ming and early Qing dynasties (c.1570-1690) ; III. Chinese and Japanese procelains at Hampton Court Palace. The collection of Mary II. China : wares of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Japanese wares ; IV. China : wares of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

Volume II. Chinese and Japanese ceramics (cont.) Introduction : European mounts on Chinese and Japanese porcelain / by Rufus Bird -- The catalogue. IV. China : wares of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) (cont.) ; V. Japanese wares.

Volume III. Other Chinese and Japanese works of art. Introduction, incorporating a study of Queen Mary's collection of Asiatic art / by Kathryn Jones and John Ayers -- The catalogue. VI. Non-ceramic works of art from China. 1. Painted scrolls. 2. Textiles. 3. Jade and hardstones. 4. Snuff bottles. 5. Glass. 6. Lacquer. 7. Ivory carvings. 8. Miscellaneous carvings. 9. Painted clay figures. 10. Metalwork ; VII. Non-ceramic works of art from Japan. 1. Lacquer. 2. Metalwork : bronzes ; VIII. Musical instruments -- Concordance -- Appendices. I. Late addition to catalogue ; II. The Macartney gift list of 1793 ; III. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee gifts, 1897 ; IV. Reign-marks and other marks and labels ; V. The Vulliamy accounts ; VI. XRF reports -- Glossary -- Inventories and other primary sources -- Abbreviations and bibliography -- Index -- Photographic acknowledgements.