Forbidden Replicas: Honouring the Unknown

Forbidden Replicas Honoring the Unknown by Ravinder S. Manocha is about an often ignored and controversial aspect of Chinese ceramic art history. The book delves into the multi faceted aspects porcelain replicas and pays tribute to the anonymous talented craftsmen of the past who created these ceramics. The sources and commercial values of replicas are discussed in depth and analyzed in the modern context. A hundred and twenty nine replica ceramics are exhibited in strikingly beautiful photography in the gallery section of the book. Ceramics range from original unpublished porcelain to similar looking fine quality pieces that have been prominently auctioned in recent years. The book is for all admirers and collectors of Chinese ceramics.

Ravinder Singh Manocha is a retired Senior Regional Counsel for a US multinational corporation. A cancer survivor, who paints, collects art and writes books and articles on art collection. His personal collections range from paintings, ceramics, jade and sculptures and snuff bottles. He has designed authored and published books on modern inside painted snuff bottles. He has organised several art exhibitions, promoted and marketed his selected artists and sculptors both locally and regionally. He has trained under eminent Singapore watercolour artist Loy Chye Chuan in Singapore for two years. He is currently an artist-in-training under internationally known celebrity artist Professor Liu Guo, Dean of Chang Bai Shan Art Institute.