[FURNITURE] ECKE, Gustav (1896-1971). Chinese Domestic Furniture. Beijing: Henri Vetch, 1944. 380 x 265 mm. 161 uncolored plates with photographs of 122 pieces and 21 line drawings (edges sharp, some spotting). Unbound as published with introductory text and detailed list of plates with dimensions and joint counts (spotting and minor tears to loose edges). Original blue cloth trifold case with printed labels. LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies. The first edition of the first publication of its kind on the subject. A seminal work catalyzing growth in collecting and connoisseurship of classical Chinese furniture representative of the a collaborative intellectual life in China during the early twentieth century: the essay printed on Japanese vellum by members of the Lazarist order and Catholic University Press, with photographs produced at Hartong's photo shop, and scrupulously detailed line drawings by executed Ecke and Yang Yao. 1944年限量初版 古斯塔夫·艾克《中國花梨家具圖考》 Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection