Bijutsukai (Sea of Art) Fifteen issues of Bijutsukai, illustrated by Kamisaka Sekka, Furuya Kōrin, Kaigai Tennen, and other celebrated graphic designers, Meiji 32-38 (1899-1905). US$3,860.00
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Shin'an Ishō Chikosakura (Chigozakura: New Designs) Patterns by students featuring insects and vegetables, Meiji 23 (1890). US$370.00
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Ishō Sekai (World of Designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
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Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital) Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 38 (1905). US$340.00
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Noshi Shinpon (New Book of Noshi) Over 250 woodblock-printed noshi decorations for gifts, ca. early Meiji period (1870-90s). US$1,680.00
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Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes) Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$480.00
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Kisō Tenrai (Inspired and Bizarre Ideas) Bizarre ideas by Miyatake Gaikotsu, Meiji 43 [1910]. US$580.00
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Kanamegusa (Vital grasses) A magazine of elegant woodblock-printed scenes, Meiji 19 (1896). US$480.00
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Emon: okunizome (Patterns for okunizome dyeing) A manuscript of okunizome designs, ca. late Meiji period to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? US$560.00
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Hatsugoromo (First garments) An unrecorded album produced by the Futaba-kai, Meiji 41 (1908). US$1,860.00
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Futaba (Budding leaves) A scarce collection of designs by Tabata Kakudō, Meiji 40 (1907). US$1,680.00
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Hana momiji (Flowers and autumn leaves) Kimono designs by Yamashita Kōsen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$1,860.00
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Miyako nishiki (Brocades of the capital) Miyako nishiki, previously owned by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 32 (1899). US$2,140.00
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Sasei haiga (Poems and illustrations by Sasei) A playful set of haiga illustrations by Uzuki Sasei, 1940. US$230.00
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Erokan jidai no uta: Nikkatsu eiga shudaika (Song for the age of erotic senses: theme of the Nikkatsu film) An Ero-guro-nansensu era score featuring a 'modern girl' and abstract graphics, 1930 US$1,285.00
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Heiwa no hana: shinsaku (Flowers of peace: a new work) An Elusive Unsōdō production, 1920 US$485.00
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Chiyo-shibori (Decorative tie-dyeing (patterns)) Samples for creative tie-dye patterns, woodblock-printed, Seisen 5 (1941). US$485.00
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Kyō saishiki (Colours of the capital) A forgotten Kyoto-based magazine illustrated by zuan designers, 1908 US$1,785.00
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Miyakogusa (Lotus Japonicus) Miyakogusa - a little-known Unkindō publication, 1905. US$2,685.00
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A Blank Book for Calligraphy Enthusiasts An Untitled Woodblock-Printed Album, 1890-1920s? US$180.00
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Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations) Circular motifs by the great masters, Shōwa 5 (1930). US$640.00
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Hanagasane (Layers of Flowers) One hundred woodblock-printed kimono designs, Meiji 31 (1898). SOLD
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Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
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Seihō Ippinshū (A Collection of Masterpieces by Seihō) Stunning large-format designs by Takeuchi Seihō, Shōwa 12 (1937). SOLD
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Tama Kagami (Mirror of Treasures) Over fifty stunning designs by Kobayashi Gyokunen, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Tōshitsu (Ceramics and Lacquerware) Designs for ceramics and lacquerware, by Nakamura Shūho, Meiji 43 (1910). SOLD
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Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Eleven A magazine of designs for textiles and lacquerware, advised by Sekka and Kōkyō and managed by Kōrin, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Sakigake (The Forerunner): Issue Six A magazine of designs for textiles and lacquerware, advised by Sekka and Kōkyō and managed by Kōrin, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital) Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika and Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 31-38 (1898-1905). SOLD
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Reishin Gajō (Album of Beautiful New Illustrations) Fifty creative designs by Matsui Yūkoku, Meiji 33 [1900]. SOLD
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Orimono shō-e (Textile designs) Hand-painted textile designs, ca. late Meiji period (1900-10s). SOLD
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Moyō gajō (Album of patterns) Woodblock-printed patterns, ca. early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? SOLD
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Zuanchō (Album of designs) Exemplary designs for a textile company, ca. late Meiji to early Taishō period (1900-10s)? SOLD
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Ishō Sekai (World of designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
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Haru no gyokushō (Spring's excellent compositions) Eye-catching designs for New Year's postcards, Meiji 44 (1911)? SOLD
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Bikō zukan (A mirror of beautiful crafts) One hundred patterns by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 27 (1894). SOLD
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Kokon moyō-shū: musō kōeki monchō (Collection of ancient and modern designs: patterns to gain unparalleled profits) An early manual on designing patterns and crests, Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
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Hana sekai (World of flowers) Fifty vivid patterns by Nonoguchi Kajō, Meiji 43 (1910). SOLD
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