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Seiyo Chie Ita Zukai Tsuketaru Zu Tehon = Ninety New Moveable Puzzles
Western style Shonagon no Ita puzzles, Meiji 10 [1877].
US$1,280.00
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Yizhi Tu [Enhanced Intelligence Diagrams]
A first edition of Tong Xiegeng's famous puzzle book, Qing Guangxu 4 nian [1878].
US$2,800.00
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Kagetsujo [Kagetsu's Album]
A censored copy of Kagetsujō, [1836?].
US$2,680.00
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Yusai Gafu [Yusai's Painting Album]
A scarce edition of Yūsai Gafu, Kōka 3 [1846].
US$1,340.00
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Sochu Kakifu [Illustrated Manual of Flowers and Insects]
From the celebrated Kaishien Gaden, [ca. late Edo period (1810s-1850s?)].
US$540.00
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Takagi Oriemon Buyu Suirikuden [Tales of Valour on Land and Sea]
The heroic exploits of the founder of jūtaijutsu, Bunsei 14 (1831).
US$680.00
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Untitled set of albums depicting military figures from Chinese history
Biographies of thirty six military figures from Chinese history, ca. late Edo period [1800-1850s?].
US$3,500.00
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Tōga Hitorigeiko (Modern Illustration for Solo Study)
A painting manual for beginners, Kōka 5 [1848].
US$2,500.00
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Sumiyoshi Monogatari (The Tale of Sumiyoshi)
A Nara ehon Cinderella story, ca. early Edo period [1600-1750s?].
US$5,800.00
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Tokaido Gojusantsugi Hachiyama-zue [Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido as Potted Mountains]
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō as miniature landscapes, Kaei Gannen [1848] [but probably a Meiji era printing].
US$5,500.00
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Bandō Shichi-eishi (The Seven Great Samurai of Bandō), Tenjin Shichidaiki (Record of the Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods), Taiheiki (Chronicle of Great Peace)
An assortment of incomplete kibyōshi, 1790-1810s?
US$480.00
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Amijima Shinjū: Koharu Jihē [The Love Suicide at Amijima: Koharu and Jihē]
Transcription of a performance of The Love Suicide at Amijima, Meiji 30 (1897).
US$280.00
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Kyoka Momochidori [A Flock of Kyoka Poems]
A kyōka album illustrated by Shigenobu, [ca. 1830s?].
US$6,800.00
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Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection
An illustrated guide to poisonous Japanese plants, Meiji 11 (1878).
US$680.00
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Yakusha Kijinden (Biographies of Extraordinary Actors)
A famous kabuki actor's biography, illustrated by Kunisada, Tenpō 4 (1833).
US$340.00
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Shoshoku jinbutsu gafu (Album of people of various professions)
Sketches by Bunpō and Keisai, ca. early Taishō period (1914)?
US$380.00
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Bunsen gafu (Bunsen's painting manual)
Designs by Seki Bunsen, Ansei 2 (1855).
US$580.00
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Zenyo ichimishū (Collection of one group's Zen satiation)
A hand-painted album featuring art by Taki Katei, ca. 1850-60s.
US$860.00
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Fūryū mongata kiriyō (Elegant crest-shaped cuttings)
Stencils for crest-cutting - a popular pastime, Meiji 27 (1894)?
US$180.00
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Shinpō kyōji zukue (New method of illustrating crazy characters)
Creative designs and picture-puzzles by Hiroshige, ca. Kōka gannen (1844).
US$2,180.00
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Taihei uzō (Scenes of the Great Peace)
Ōnishi Chinnen's Customs of the Eastern capital, Bunsei 12 (1829).
US$1,860.00
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Kingyoku shinseki: San'yō, Shōzan, Tōko (Precious true autographs of San'yō, Shōzan, and Tōko)
Examples of Rai San'yō's handwriting, Meiji 13 (1880).
US$175.00
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Ukiyo nanabake ezukushi (Illustrated compilation of seven shapeshifters of the floating world)
An unrecorded book of obake: revenge of the household utensils, ca. mid-Edo period (1740-60s)?
US$2,500.00
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Taiheiki Mochisake Kassen [Chronicle of Peace: Battle of Rice Cakes and Sake]; Setaiheiki: Garakuta-Banashi [Chronicle of Household Peace: Stories of Miscellaneous Utensils]; Setaiheiki: Kanryaku no Maki [Chronicle of Household Peace: Abridged Section]
Rice Cakes vs Sake: The Final Battle (and other tales), [ca. Tenpō 9 (1838)?].
US$450.00
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Gibun kihan: haikan hikkei (Examples of humorous writing: an essential manual of folk rumours)
Examples of humorous copywriting , Meiji 16 (1883).
US$1,200.00
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Araihari ukiyo moyō (Floating world patterns stretched out to dry)
Playful patterns by Kyōden, edited by Kubota Beisen, Meiji 22 (1889).
US$430.00
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Shingata konna monchō: Santō Kyōden zuan (Collection of newly-designed motifs for dyeing: designs by Santō Kyōden)
Kyōden's amusing patterns, with humorous crests by Teisai Senchō, ca. mid-Meiji period (1880-90s)?
US$1,600.00
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Kokkei manga (Humorous sketches)
Santō Kyōden's humorous patterns for textiles, Bunsei 6 [1823].
US$2,800.00
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An unidentified pictorial sutra
A late Edo example of a Heart Sutra for illiterate people, ca. mid to late Edo period (19th century?).
US$2,500.00
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Dōka kokoro no sugatami (Moral poems: mirror of the soul)
Moral teachings and 'heart' motifs, preface dated Kaei 2 (1849).
US$350.00
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Dōka kokoro no utsushi-e (Moral poems: reflections of the soul)
Didactic poems featuring hidden characters, preface dated Bunsei 10 (1827).
US$250.00
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Tokugawa jūgo dairyakki (An abridged record of the fifteen Tokugawa shōguns)
A kusazōshi featuring copperplate-printed text, Meiji 13 (1880).
US$680.00
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Naniwa miyage (Souvenirs from Naniwa)
Humorous rankings, word-games, general knowledge, puns, and more, ca. late Edo period (1850s?).
US$780.00
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Banshoku tejōchin (Hand-lanterns for all sorts of professions)
On commercial calligraphy: the emergence of Edo-moji, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1850-70s?).
US$780.00
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Sodetama kyōkashū (Sleeve-sized collection of kyōka poems)
A Biwa-ren collection of 'mad poems', illustrated by Katsushika Hokutai, Bunka 3-4 (1806-7).
US$1,230.00
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An untitled album of woodblock-printed illustrations
Colour woodblock-printed illustrations by acclaimed painters, ca. early Meiji period (1860-70s?).
US$530.00
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An untitled egoyomi tanzaku album
A pictorial calendar for 1910, by nihonga and Neo-Rinpa artists, ca. Meiji 42 (1909).
US$930.00
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Meika shoga shunjū-jō (Spring and autumn album of calligraphy and illustrations by the masters)
Illustrated by Zeshin, with calligraphy by Katsu Kaishū, 1880
US$485.00
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Sanzesō Izumo tōzachō (The book of divination: a current register of things in Izumo)
Love fortunes: divination on the compatibility of men and women, Kōka 3 (1846).
US$1,815.00
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Minoya kasaya hana no yukifuri (A straw raincoat shop and an umbrella store: a snowfall of flowers)
A new take on an old tale, now featuring a giant octopus, 1815
US$1,815.00
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Shakuyakutei Bunshu [Collection of Writings by Shakuyakutei]
Prose by Shakuyakutei, illustrated by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Tenpō 5 [1834].
US$740.00
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Shunkyoshu: Kyoka Eiri [Collection of Spring Fancies: Illustrated Kyoka Poems]
Mad poems, illustrated by Harukawa Goshichi, Bunka 13 [1816].
US$1,580.00
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Hogaku Kyoka Kokyoshu [The Sun Collection of Donated Kyōka]
A selection of Hanazono-ren kyōka, illustrated by Hokkei and his pupil, Bunsei 13 [1830].
US$1,360.00
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Hand-painted inrō designs
A manuscript album of designs for inrō and other objects, ca. late Edo period (1830-50s?).
US$1,550.00
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Shoke jimonshiki (Woven pattern styles of various families)
Unconventional designs for artisans and craftspeople, ca. mid-Edo period (1760-70s)].
US$2,200.00
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Story Synopses in the Mid-Meiji Era
Sankō Genpei Seisuiki (A Reference to the Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and Taira Clans) (with) Sankō Ishiyama Gunki (A Reference to the War Chronicle of Ishiyama), Meiji 16 [1883].
US$205.00
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Hauta Songs Illustrated by Kunimaro
Shinpan Hauta Yosebon (A Storyteller's Book of Hauta Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1840s?)
US$485.00
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Famous Songs Remixed, Featuring Ahodarakyō
Title unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?)
US$305.00
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Shinpan Ji-amari Shin-monku [New Ji-amari Phrases, Newly Published]
Jokes & humorous phrases, ca. Bunka 7 [1810]?
US$280.00
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Bunmei Kaika Tōke Hyakunin Isshu (The Advance of Civilisation: Child's Play, One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets)
A satire on Westernisation, illustrated by Kyōsai, [Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$850.00
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