The only printing of this impressive two volume set written by RIVIERE, Henri was published in 1923 by Albert Levy and was limited to 300 copies. This copy came: from the library of the AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION and would make a spectacular addition to any serious Chinese porcelain collection Two Volume Set by Riviere features Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramics taken mostly from private French collections, including that of Rivière himself, the celebrated grand amateur Raymond Koechlin, the antiquities dealer Garbis Kalebdjian, and the fashion designer Jacques Doucet. The preface is by Charles Vignier, "the expert on Asian arts at the Hotel Drouot, the principal auction house in Paris, and a key figure in introducing early Chinese art and, later, African art to avant-garde collectors in Paris, including Henri Matisse and Roger Fry. 2 volumes, large folio. Loose sheets as issued in decorated cloth portfolios with cloth ties, patterned pastedowns. With 100 mounted colour plates, additional integral colour illustrations in text leaves.