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Seiei [Essence]
Stunning designs by Kyoto-based artists, Meiji 40 [1907].
US$1,480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Shu no Kigen: Seizon Kyoso Tekisha Seizon no Genri [The Origin of Species: The Principle of Survival of the Fittest in the Struggle for Existence]
Japan's first scientific translation of Darwin's Origin of Species, Meiji 38 [1905].
US$2,480.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Seiyo Chie Ita Zukai Tsuketaru Zu Tehon = Ninety New Moveable Puzzles
Western style Shonagon no Ita puzzles, Meiji 10 [1877].
US$1,280.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Yizhi Tu [Enhanced Intelligence Diagrams]
A first edition of Tong Xiegeng's famous puzzle book, Qing Guangxu 4 nian [1878].
US$2,800.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

[Untitled painting with three fruit studies]
Three fruit studies associated with Shibata Zeshin's circle, [ca. mid- to late-Meiji period (1870s-1890s?)].
US$200.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

[Collection of nineteen fan prints]
Fan designs by Shōji Chikushin, [ca. mid- to late-Meiji period (1870s-1890s?)].
US$210.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Gonin no Kakube, Junin no Hataraki [Five Kakubei Doing the Work of Ten]
Five Heads, Ten Tumblers, [ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (ca. 1910s-1930s)].
US$470.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shunshoku Kogane no Hana [Flowers of Gold: The Colour of Spring]
A feline melodrama of the early Meiji period, Meiji 17 [1884].
US$740.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Wayo Kijinden: Shohen [Notable Figures from Japan and the West: First Series]
Biographies of famous figures, including Galvani and Disraeli, Meiji 5 [1872].
US$1,860.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Natsukusa [Summer Grasses]
An early work by one of Japan's great zuan artists, Meiji 37 [1904].
US$2,800.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Atago-yama no Zu [Illustration of Atago Hill]
A 'light-ray picture' by Kiyochika, [ca. Meiji 11 (1878)].
US$2,200.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Kagoshima Onna Suikoden [A Suikoden of Kagoshima Women]
Saigō Takamori and comrades reimagined as Suikoden heroines, Meiji 10 [1877].
US$1,680.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled advertisement for Kyoryusha
A publisher's advertisement written by Ryūtei Tanehiko, Meiji 18 [1885].
US$1,680.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Misei Gashu [Collection of Illustrations by Misei]
A manuscript draft of a manga travel diary?, ca. 1908?
US$740.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Waei Taiyaku Shotoku Ruirei = Examples of English Translations of Official Correspondence, Prepared for Student Interpreters: Part I
Official letters in English and Japanese, 1873.
US$1,860.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Fuzoku Sanjuni-so: Yuho ga Shitaso, Meiji-nenkan Saikun no Fuzoku [Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners: A Wife of a Nobleman of the Meiji Period, Looking Like She Wants to Go for a Stroll]
Portrait of a modern woman in Western attire, by Yoshitoshi, Meiji 21 [1888].
US$1,500.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

[Untitled album of hand-painted postcards]
An album of beautiful hand-painted postcards by a forgotten Meiji era illustrator, [ca. 1910-1911].
US$4,500.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Chiyo no Nishiki [Brocades of a Thousand Generations]
Inventive designs for haori, Meiji 33 [1900].
US$860.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Zuan Fukusa Awase (Design Combinations for Fukusa)
Elegant woodblock-printed patterns for fukusa, [Meiji 27 (1894)].
US$320.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Hana Yujo Suikoden [A Suikoden of Beautiful and Brave Women]
The heroes of the Suikoden as heavily tattooed women, 1869.
US$3,800.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled album of calligraphy samples
Professional lettering for books and advertisements, ca. Meiji 13 (1880).
US$280.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Shinpan Katsura-tsuke (Stick-on Wigs, Newly Produced)
Switch-and-play kabuki actor wigs, Meiji 4 (1871).
US$460.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Ushiya Zōdan Aguranabe: Ichimei Doronken (Beef-Shop Small-Talk: Cross-Legged (at a Beef) Pot)
A famous satire on Westernisation, preface dated Meiji 4 [1871].
US$1,840.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Shin'an Ishō Chikosakura (Chigozakura: New Designs)
Patterns by students featuring insects and vegetables, Meiji 23 (1890).
US$370.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Ishō Sekai (World of Designs)
A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Grand Concert Parisien, Rentree de Mme Bonnaire (...)
A crepe paper poster for a Parisian concert starring Yvette Guilbert, 1890?
US$480.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shukka Hōkoku (Shipping Report)
A woodblock used to print shipping reports, ca. Meiji period (1870-90s)?
US$120.00
▶ Others

Kuang Shi Tu Shuo (An Illustrated Explanation of Ore)
On ore, by a British Missionary to China, Guāngxù 10 (1884).
US$1,940.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kyōka Zuan (Designs from the Capital)
Spectacular designs by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 38 (1905).
US$340.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Miyako Odori [The Miyako Dance]
An English-Japanese album of Miyako Odori dancers, Meiji 35 (1902).
US$1,280.00
▶ Japanese Literature

[Untitled painting of a woman daydreaming]
Daydream of a sea voyage, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)?
US$6,480.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Jurin Shomoku [Catalogue of Works from the Ranks of Confucian Scholars]
A manuscript catalogue of books by Confucian authors, ca. Meiji to Taishō period (1880-1910s)?
US$480.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Treatise on Silk and Tea Culture and Other Asiatic Industries Adapted to the Soil and Climate of California
An early book published by a Japanese immigrant in California, 1870.
US$360.00
▶ Western Books

Shinmonku Yukari no Tsuki (The Moon of Affinity: New Lyrics)
A daring piece of political satire, [ca. Keiō 4 (1868)].
US$960.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Jiyū no Kotowari (On Liberty)
The first Japanese translation of Mill's On Liberty, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872].
US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Album of works by calligraphers and artists
Skilful sketches by little-known artists, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)?
US$480.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables)
Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Kawanabe Kyōsai, Meiji 5-6 (1872-1873).
US$2,050.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection
An illustrated guide to poisonous Japanese plants, Meiji 11 (1878).
US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Ōiri (Full House), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)?
US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

The Great War of 1870 between France and Germany
On the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, Meiji 4 (1871).
US$480.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Danjo Dōkenron (On Equal Rights for Men and Women)
One of the earliest books promoting women's rights published in Japan - Mill's 'Subjection of Women', Meiji 11 (1878).
US$4,580.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Kokkei Usaharashi (Humorous Distractions)
A magazine of short stories and poems, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Kishō Shinbun (Journal of Collected Laughter)
Three scarce issues produced by Kinga and Yoshitoshi, [Meiji 8 (1875)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds)
A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885].
US$350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kaika Shindai Toppyō Shiwa (Outrageous Poems and Stories: New Titles for a Civilised Age)
Humorous poems illustrated with comical and risqué scenes by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$1,650.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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