Excellent overall. Of great interest are the introductory statements by the collectors who donated to the Cleveland Museum of Art, several historical discussions by a Japanese and an American scholar presenting information that is not usually available in English about Chinese and Korean influences on Japanese ceramic work, relations within artisan families, and the overall role of larger historical contexts that influenced the lives of artisans and collectors. There is also a fine detailed discussion of the donated collection by the museum curator. Cited works in Japanese and English are presented in a bibliography.The photographs are beautiful and allow readers to see close up work and learn from the clearly presented descriptions how pieces were made. Japanese as well as English labels are given with each item shown.A final section in the book includes with translations the written, stamped, and incised materials on the ceramic pieces and boxes in the museum collection.