Viaje el Japon: Una libreria de Yedo Illustration of a Japanese Bookshop from a Western Perspective, Ca. 1876. US$270.00
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A postcard featuring Izumiya Ichibei's bookstore From Tōkaidō meisho zue, 1930-50s. US$110.00
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Reihō mankintan ["Sacred tiger balm"] An advertisement designed to resemble a leaf from a book, ca. 18th to 19th century. US$190.00
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On Booksellers' Official Licenses An Untitled Manuscript Record, 1871 US$390.00
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Hitojichi henkan: jizai kyōikuhō zukai (Transformation of a person's temperament: free education method, illustrated) An advertisement for a book on phrenology, ca. Meiji 21 (1888). US$285.00
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How to Elegantly Package Gifts, Warrior-Style Examples of Ways to Fold Envelopes, Ca. Meiji period (1868-1911)? US$845.00
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Samples of Japanese Advertising Design An Untitled Collection of Labels, 1900~1940s? US$215.00
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A moral lesson on loyalty from Ancient Rome A master and servant observe obedience to their duties and a disaster is averted, 1888. US$180.00
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Pro-Foreign vs Anti-Foreign Trade: a Fūshi-e A Dream Omen of the Floating World, 1863. US$680.00
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The Ivy-Patterned Bloodstained Seal A Playbill for the Nanshoku Play Tsutamoyō, 1914 US$385.00
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Four Sōshi Patterns Four Book-Envelope Designs from Sōshi Mon'yōshu, ca. 1920-30s? US$85.00
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Paper Guides for Sewing Tabi or Jika-Tabi Paper Guides for Sewing Shoes or Socks, ca. 1870-90s? US$315.00
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New Patterns for Yūzen Dyeing A Vivid Chiyogami Paper Printed with a Metallic Pigment, ca. 1900-1920s US$120.00
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Usokurabe mitate hyōbanki A parody ranking of lies, ca. mid-19th century. US$125.00
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Yamadenai yama, kawadenai kawa: mitate sumo A parody ranking of non-mountain mountains and non-river rivers, ca. mid-19th century. US$125.00
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Comical Great Poets Compared: Large New Edition of Elegant Words A Collection of Humorous Poems, ca. early 19th century US$280.00
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Takemura-style Safe Device for Milking and Nursing A Photographic Advertisement for a Breast-Pump, ca. 1890-1910s? US$120.00
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Pyramid: 'Best Model Extending Device' An Advertisement for Pyramid Cameras, ca. 1910-30s? US$105.00
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Two-Page Letter in Morse Code A Letter in Morse Code, ca. 1936? US$205.00
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Amerikashūnai Washinton no kei: dōban no shasei An aizuri triptych of Washington, D.C., in stunning blue tones, Bunkyu Gannen (1861). US$3,895.00
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Fukubiki Kuchinamari-e A Game Sheet of 1904 Buzz-Names, [ca. Meiji 37 (1904)] US$180.00
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An untitled sugoroku game by Kokunimasa An unrecorded sugoroku featuring various animals, Meiji 27 [1894]. US$480.00
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Kisoji no Yamakawa Mountain River on the Kiso Road: A Postcard Triptych, [Ca. early to mid-20th century] US$275.00
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Amerika-koku Jokisha Orai A striking night scene of an American steam locomotive, [Bunkyū Gannen (1861)]. US$2,850.00
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An unrecorded Aesop's Fables triptych Illustrated by a little-known pupil of Kyosai, Meiji 10 [1877]. US$2,850.00
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Hyakunin Isshu Karuta Two Hundred Uncut Hyakunin Isshu Cards, Illustrated by Keisai Eisen, [ca. 1850-60s] US$1,680.00
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Kōkoku Raimei no Shokun Mitate Chikara Kurabe Trials of Strength Between Celebrity Rivals, 1882 US$280.00
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An untitled collection of twenty-three kamon and katagami stencils A collection of hand-cut stencils for dyeing textiles, ca. late Edo to late Meiji period (1850-1900s)? US$650.00
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Joreishiki no Zu (Illustrations of Ladies' Etiquette) On acceptable activities for Japanese ladies, Meiji 28 (1895). SOLD
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Muyōsei (The Six Personalities) A complete set of fan prints by Toyokuni, Kaei 6 (1853). SOLD
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Kotengeki no Shinenshutsu wa Ikani Arubekika: Sheikusupia 'Uenisu no Shōnin' (Mingei, Nissei Gekijo Kōen) ni Tsuite (How Should New Productions of Classic Plays be Staged? Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (Mingei and Nissei Theatre Product Manuscript draft of an article on a performance of The Merchant of Venice, ca. 1968. SOLD
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Untitled folding object A folding object with secret compartments, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?) SOLD
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Imayō Mitate Hori Suri Ryōkō no Zu [A Modern-day Adaptation Picturing Carving and Printing] An ukiyo-e of an ukiyo-e workshop run by female artisans, ca. Taishō period (1910-20s)? SOLD
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Shimeizukushi Sugoroku [A Game Board of Various Papers] A sugoroku game of paper types, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
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Untitled print A modern woman playing cards, [ca. late Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-1930s)?]. SOLD
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Two albums of woodblock-printed ephemera A woodblock printer's archive of over 140 products, [ca. mid-Shōwa period (1950s)]. SOLD
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Collection of ephemera on female sumo wrestlers A small archive of ephemera on women's sumo, [ca. Meiji to early Shōwa period (1880-1930s?)]. SOLD
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A kabuki-themed haikai surimono A kabuki-themed shūmei surimono illustrated by Zeshin, Meiji 14 (1881). SOLD
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Shōmon Jittetsu (The Ten Eminent Disciples of Bashō) Woodblock-printed matchbox labels featuring Bashō's best students, ca. early Shōwa period (1930-40s)? SOLD
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Usumurasaki Genji no Somewake (Dyeing of the Lilac Genji) Genji characters examine a sugoroku game sheet, Bunkyū 2 (1862). SOLD
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Hyakunin Isshu karuta A refined set of playing cards, ca. Edo period (1750-1850s)? SOLD
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Collection of fourteen woodblock prints Woodblock prints by Sekino Jun'ichirō & others, ca. late Shōwa period (1980-90s?). SOLD
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Fujin Sokuhatsu no Hinagata (Models of Chignons for Women) How to style Western chignons, Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
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Shinpan Katsura-e (Illustrations of Wigs, Newly Published) A toy print of cut-out wigs for kabuki actors, Kaei 6 (1853). SOLD
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Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi (The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya) A diptych by Yoshitoshi, Meiji 19 (1886). SOLD
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Shinshiki Sanpō: Kuku no Fuda (Nine-Nine Cards: A New Method of Arithmetic) Innovation in Japanese mathematics, Bunsei 9 (1826). SOLD
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Shinsen Jinbutsu: Orikata Tehon Chūshingura, Jūichi-dan (New Selection of Figures: Models of Paper Folding for the Eleven Acts of the Chūshingura); Chūshingura Orikata Denjū-gaki (Instructions on How to Fold the Chūshingura) Origami instructions for folding kabuki Chūshingura characters, ca. Meiji period (1870-1890s)? SOLD
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