Two untitled scrolls signed Yamamoto Shōun

[Two untitled scrolls signed "Yamamoto Shōun"]

[Yamamoto], Shōun [signed by].

[Japan, ca. Meiji period (1890-1930s?)]. In manuscript.

Seiro Kinen (Commemoration of the Attack on Russia)

Seiro Kinen ["Commemoration of the Attack on Russia"]

[Hamada], Josen [signed by].

[Japan, ca. 1904-1905]. In manuscript.

The Demon Queller Shōki, with Two Quelled Demons

[The "Demon Queller" Shōki, with Two Quelled Demons]

Sōsai [Tomioka], Eisen [signed by].

[Japan, ca. Meiji period (1880-1890s?)]. In manuscript.

Collection of ephemera on female sumo wrestlers

[Collection of ephemera on female sumo wrestlers]

[Various creators].

[Japan, ca. Meiji to early Shōwa period (1880-1930s?)].

Tomonoura Harbour

Yoshida, Hiroshi [illustrated by].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, ca. 1985].

Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist

[Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist]

Tanaka, Yūtai [illustrated by].

Ōsaka, Shōwa 11-15 [1936-1940]. In manuscript.

Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables)

Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari ["Aesop's Popular Fables"]

Aesop [original fables by]; Watanabe, Tazunu [translated by]; Fujisawa, Bainan, Sakaki, Kōson, Kawanabe, Kyōsai, [Tenniel, Sir John], [Wolf, Joseph] [illustrated by].

Tōkyō: Watanabe Tazunu [printing blocks owned by], Yamashiroya Sahē [distributed by], Meiji 5-6 [1872-1873].

Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection

Dokuhin Benran ["Guide to Poisonous Things"] = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection

Ono, Motoyoshi [selections by]; Murayama, Tokujun [proofread by]; Mogami, Kōkichi [illustrated by].

Tōkyō: Ono Motoyoshi, Meiji 11 [1878].

Shihonron (Das Kapital)

Shihonron ["Das Kapital"]

Marx, Karl [original text by]; Takabatake, Motoyuki [translated by].

Tōkyō: Kaizōsha, Shōwa 2-3 [1927-1928].

Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi (The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya)

Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi ["The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya"]

[Tsukioka], Yoshitoshi [illustrated by].

Bakurochō, [Tōkyō]: Tsunajima Kamekichi, Meiji 19 [1886].

Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami (Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings)

Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami ["Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings"]

Chōkarō [Ochiai/Utagawa], Yoshiiku [illustrated by].

[Edo (Tōkyō)]: [Ōtaya] Takichi, Bunkyū 2 [1862].

Noshi Shinpon (New Book of Noshi)

Noshi Shinpon ["New Book of Noshi"]

[Compiler unidentified].

[Japan, ca. early Meiji period (1870-90s)].

Danjo Dōkenron (On Equal Rights for Men and Women)

Danjo Dōkenron ["On Equal Rights for Men and Women"]

Miru [Mill, John Stuart] [original text by]; Fukamauchi, Motoi [translated by].

Tōkyō: Yamanaka Ichibē, Meiji 11 [1878].

Majinai Hyakkajo (One Hundred Charms)

Majinai Hyakkajo ["One Hundred Charms"]

[Author/s and illustrator/s unidentified].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?)].

Shukenron: Eikoku gakushi Hobbusu-cho (Theory of Sovereignty: by the English Scholar Hobbes)

Shukenron: Eikoku gakushi Hobbusu-cho ["Theory of Sovereignty: by the English Scholar Hobbes"]

Hobbes, Thomas [original text by]; Monbushō [edited by].

[Tōkyō]: Monbushō Henshū-kyoku, Meiji 16 [1883].

Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital)

Kyōka Zuan ["Designs from the Capital"]

Hasegawa, Keika, Furuya, Kōrin [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Yamada Naosaburō, Yamada Unsōdō, Meiji 31-38 [1898-1905].

Kisō Tenrai (Inspired and Bizarre Ideas)

Kisō Tenrai ["Inspired and Bizarre Ideas"]

Miyatake, Gaikotsu [edited by]; [Kitagawa], Utamarō, Hishikawa, Moronobu ... [et al.] [illustrated by].

Ōsaka: Miyatake Gaikotsu, Gazoku Bunko, Meiji 43 [1910].

Reishin Gajō (Album of Beautiful New Illustrations)

Reishin Gajō ["Album of Beautiful New Illustrations"]

Matsui, Yūkoku, [Furuya, Kōrin] [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Honda Ichijirō, Honda Shoten, Meiji 33 [1900].

Shamisen sekai no zu (Illustration of the Shamisen World)

Shamisen sekai no zu ["Illustration of the Shamisen World"]

[Utagawa], Yoshifuji [illustrated by].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1860s)?].

Makuragoto yume no kayoiji (Bedside koto: the passage of dreams)

Makuragoto yume no kayoiji ["Bedside koto: the passage of dreams"]

Ryūtei, Senka [text by]; Ryūtei, Tanehiko [proofread by]; Utagawa, Sadahide [illustrated by].

Edo [Tokyo]: Tsuruya Kiemon, Tenpo 6 [1835].

Zhu shi jiao zheng Hua Ying si shu (The Four Books in Chinese and English, annotated and corrected)

Zhu shi jiao zheng Hua Ying si shu ["The Four Books in Chinese and English, annotated and corrected"]

Legge, [James] [translated by].

[Shanghai?]: Shang wu yin shu guan, [ca. early 20th century?].

Zuanchō (Album of designs)

Zuanchō ["Album of designs"]

[Takada, Kakushū (illustrated by)?].

Kyōto: Misona, [ca. late Meiji to early Taishō period (1900-10s)?]. In manuscript.

Gibun kihan: haikan hikkei (Examples of humorous writing: an essential manual of folk rumours)

Gibun kihan: haikan hikkei ["Examples of humorous writing: an essential manual of folk rumours"]

Okamoto, Takejirō [edited by]; Suita, Dōshi [inspected by]; [Tsukioka], Yoshitoshi [illustrated by].

Tōkyō: Katō Shōshichi, Meiji 16 [1883].

Kokkei zuan (Humorous designs)

Kokkei zuan ["Humorous designs"]

Kamisaka, Sekka [illustrated by].

Kyōto: Yamada Naosaburō, Yamada Unsōdō, Meiji 36 [1903].

New Arrivals

A scroll of examples of Rai San'yō seals
A carefully crafted forgery, ca. late Edo to early Shōwa period (1860-1920s?)

Three scrolls, featuring Jurōjin and cranes
Signed Tenkaikutsu Ganku, ca. late Edo period (1800-1830s?)

Two untitled scrolls signed Yamamoto Shōun
Two delicate paintings of flowers and folktale characters, ca. Meiji period (1890-1930s?)

Seiro Kinen (Commemoration of the Attack on Russia)
Momotaro and friends take on Russia, ca. 1904-1905.

The Demon Queller Shōki, with Two Quelled Demons
Illustrated by Sōsai Eisen, ca. Meiji period (1880-1890s?)

Untitled set of scrolls featuring a dragon and a tiger
A classic tiger-dragon pairing, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?).

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