Nankyoku Tairiku (The Antarctic Continent) A sizeable map of Antarctica produced by the Japan Polar Research Association, 1965. US$160.00
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Nankyoku Tairiku (The Antarctic Continent) A large map of Antarctica published to commemorate the International Geophysical Year, ca. 1957-1958. US$280.00
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Kyōji Kozaiku no E, Oteasobi Mono Shinajina (Stationer's Goods for Intricate Handiwork, Playthings, and so on) An advertisement for stationery and amusements, ca. late Edo period [1800-50s?]. US$380.00
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Shinpan Kuchikara Dehaudai Oshiegusa (Teachings on Whatever Comes to Mind, Newly Produced) Unsolicited advice, Edo-style, ca. Tenpo period [1830-1845]? US$1,460.00
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Kokkei Ana-sagashi (Funny Flaw-Finding) Comical human flaws illustrated by Yoshimori, [1864]. US$480.00
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Untitled book of hand-sewn amulets Sewn protection crests for children, ca. late Edo period [1800-60s?]. US$480.00
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Untitled album of copperplate-printed illustrations Copperplate-printed landscapes, ca. late Meiji period [1905-1915?]. US$960.00
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Untitled surimono depicting Urashima Tarō and a turtle Urashima Tarō and the turtle, by Yanagawa Shigenobu, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period [1890-1920s)?]. US$360.00
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Ryūkō Fukitashi-kusa (Modish Seeds of the Sayings of the Wealthy and Arrogant) An unrecorded manga precursor, featuring slug-like characters, Kōka 3 [1846]. US$2,500.00
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Untitled collection of six uchiwa-e A small collection of elegant fan prints by notable artists, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period [1850-70s?]. US$900.00
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Musha Jūroku Musashi (A Jūroku Musashi Game of Warriors) A Meiji era Jūroku Musashi game, ca. Meiji period (1880-90s?). US$740.00
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A collection of 39 fans A collection of fans featuring designs by Tessai, Sekka, and other acclaimed artists, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1910-1920s?). US$3,980.00
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Grand Concert Parisien, Rentree de Mme Bonnaire (...) A crepe paper poster for a Parisian concert starring Yvette Guilbert, 1890? US$480.00
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Shijō Taiheiyō Ryokō (A Trip to the Pacific on Paper) A draft of an article produced for All Women magazine, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1940-1950s). US$280.00
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Four single-leaf advertisements Four advertisements from booksellers, one featuring an illustration of block-cutters and printers at work, ca. late Meiji period (1880-1900s)? US$380.00
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Shinmonku Yukari no Tsuki (The Moon of Affinity: New Lyrics) A daring piece of political satire, [ca. Keiō 4 (1868)]. US$960.00
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Sentakusho yori Nomishirami Kadomo he Onmōshi-idashi no Koto narabi ni Mushi Sanka Nakama yori Sentakujo he Negai Izuru Koto (A Formal Statement from a Laundry to Fleas, Lice, and Mosquitoes, together with a Humble Request from the Three Groups of Insects A letter of complaint to insects, ca. late Edo period (1840-50s?). US$580.00
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Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan) Portable information on fortune-telling, astrology, dates, and geography, ca. Bunka 8 (1811). US$280.00
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Shochū O-utagai (Summer Greetings) Cooling woodblock-printed matchbox cards designed for summer, Shōwa 8 (1933). US$75.00
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Three woodblock-printed envelopes Charming designs by Ogawa Usen, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-40s)? US$65.00
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Ōiri (Full House), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)? US$75.00
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Shiroto Jōjuri Shikata Mitate: Chūshingura Nanatsume Monku (Methods of Jōjuri Amateurs: Seven Phrases from The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) Phrases commonly used by amateur jōjuri actors, ca. late Edo period (1830-40s)? US$400.00
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Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami (Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings) Book culture meets print culture, Bunkyū 2 (1862). US$350.00
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Untitled fan print A fan print by Kamisaka Sekka, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? US$300.00
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Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) Match cards featuring the Seven Lucky Gods, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? US$75.00
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Four untitled woodblock prints from Sekka's Ashide-e Elegant ashide-e by Kamisaka Sekka, Shōwa 19 (1944). US$350.00
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Timetable: Royal Netherlands-Indian Airways, K.N.I.L.M. Beautifully designed booklet advertising Royal Dutch Indies Airways flights in Indonesia, 1933. US$180.00
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Kokkei Usaharashi (Humorous Distractions) A magazine of short stories and poems, Meiji 15 [1882]. US$150.00
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Kishō Shinbun (Journal of Collected Laughter) Three scarce issues produced by Kinga and Yoshitoshi, [Meiji 8 (1875)]. US$2,150.00
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Chinbun Kanbun (Curious Pieces of Nonsense News) Issues 1-8 of a scarce Ōsaka-based periodical, Meiji 10 [1877]. US$2,150.00
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Chinshō Shinshi (New Magazine of Rare Laughs) Featuring a woodblock-printed upper wrapper by Kyōsai, Meiji 11 [1878]. US$350.00
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Yukihisa Isobe Exhibition A cat flap catalogue of works by Yukihisa Isobe, 1964. US$380.00
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Mongata Kiriyō-den (Stencils for Crest-Cutting) Stencils for crest-cutting - a popular pastime, ca. mid-Meiji period [1870-90s]? US$240.00
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Untitled album of surimono Surimono by Zeshin, Kunisada, Ikku, and other notable figures, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period [1820-70s]? US$580.00
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Shamisen sekai no zu (Illustration of the Shamisen World) 芳藤画の作品, ca. late Edo period (1860s)? US$1,680.00
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Tōkaidō gojūsan-tsugi (The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō) Envelope adaptations of Hiroshige's Tōkaidō station prints, ca. late Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? US$1,360.00
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Asakusa Kinryuzan Kaminarimon (Kaminarimon at Kinryūsan Temple, Asakusa) Rain at Kaminarimon, ca. Meiji 10 (1878). US$460.00
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A Meiji era photograph of Japanese police graduating from an English language class Japanese police and their English teachers, 1906, 1906. US$80.00
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Seru shiori (Guidebook to seru fabric) A guide to the production of seru fabric, ca. early Taishō period (1910-20s)? US$180.00
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Hand-painted fan design A hand-painted fan design produced by Toshio Inouye, [ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1900-20s)? US$180.00
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Hand-painted fan design A hand-painted fan design produced by Toshio Inouye, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1900-20s)? US$180.00
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An untitled set of Japanese photographs Unusual scenes from Japan, 1910-30s? US$450.00
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Makura Jidō: kabukiza shinkyōgen (Makura Jidō: new kyōgen at the kabuki theatre) A colourful triptych of the butterfly dance from Makura Jidō, Meiji 25 (1892)? US$750.00
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Seiyō komamono nokorazu (Unexcelled Western sundries) A flyer for a Western goods store, ca. Meiji 20s (1887-97). US$180.00
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Mizugaki manji sōshi (Notebooks for brush-and-water calligraphy) An advertisement for mizugaki paper, Meiji 17 [1884]. US$70.00
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Goshomotsu (Books) A bookseller's advertisement, ca. late Edo (1830-40s?). US$170.00
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A red-light parody of pedagogical maxims Odoke Jitsugokyō: irozato machijū anazukushi, shohen (A witty Jitsugokyō: all sorts of tales from around the pleasure quarters, first part), Tenpō 2 (1831) US$380.00
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On the Legend of Oguri Hangan Oguri Hanguwan (Oguri Hangan), Meiji 27 [1894]. US$85.00
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A counting song on a military campaign Goshinpatsu hitotsutose-bushi (Military departure: a hitotsutose song), ca. late Meiji period (1890-1910s?). US$305.00
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A compilation of things that don't exist Naimono-zukushi, ca. late Edo period (1820-50s?). US$305.00
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