[Tokyo], The Zauho Press & The Kawade Shobo, 1955 - 1958. Folio. 16 volumes (complete) all in publisher's original embossed full cloth, all in the original printed casettes. A very fine and clean set richly illustrated with black/white and colour photos.
A complete set, all volumes first edition, of the most extensive work on East-Asian ceramics. 1. Japan: Pre-historic, Proto-historic and Early historic periods, 1958.2. Japan: Ceramics in the Nara to Muromachi periods, 1957.3. Japan: Ceramics in the Momoyama period, 1956.4. Japan Ceramics in the Kyushu district, 1956.5. Japan: Ceranics in the Edo period (part II), 1956.6. The Edo period (part III), 1955.7. The Tea-ceremony implements, 1955.8. From Ancient China to six Dynasties, 1955.9. China: Sui and T´ang Dynasties, 1956.10. Sung and Liao Dynasties, 1955.11. Yüan and Ming Dynasties, 1955.12. China: Ch´ing Dynasty and Annamese and Thai Ceramics, 1956.13. Korea: Pre-Koryo and Koryo periods, 1955.14. Korean Ceramics in the Li Dynasty, 1956.15. Europe & others, 1958.16. Contemporary Ceramics, 1958.