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Gustav Emil Wilhelm Ecke was a German and later American historian of art and curator. He is best known for his book Chinese Domestic Furniture, first published in wartime China in 1944.
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Gustav Emil Wilhelm Ecke was a German and later American historian of art and curator. He is best known for his book Chinese Domestic Furniture, first published in wartime China in 1944. The book presented the aesthetic of a neglected art form for scholars and connoisseurs and described the techniques of construction for cabinet-makers. It was the first book in any language on Chinese classic hardwood furniture.
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Lived 1896 to 1971 · aged 75
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