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Nankyoku Tanken Shiroku (A Personal Account of the Antarctic Expedition)
An unauthorised account of Japan's first Antarctic expedition, Taishō Gannen (1912).
US$2,680.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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

Musha Jūroku Musashi (A Jūroku Musashi Game of Warriors)
A Meiji era Jūroku Musashi game, ca. Meiji period (1880-90s?).
US$740.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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

Seiyō Jiki Teikokuhan (Model of Western Time Measurements)
On how to read a Western clock, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1870-1890s).
US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated 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

Seiyō Bunkenroku (Record of Things Seen and Heard about the West)
On British politics, customs, and society, Meiji 2-4 (1869-1871).
US$1,260.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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

Eiwa Tsūshin (English-Japanese Transmissions)
A miniature book for English learners, Meiji 20 (1888).
US$280.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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

Noshi Shinpon (New Book of Noshi)
Over 250 woodblock-printed noshi decorations for gifts, ca. early Meiji period (1870-90s).
US$1,680.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

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

Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes)
Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

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

Chinbun Kanbun (Curious Pieces of Nonsense News)
Issues 1-8 of a scarce Ōsaka-based periodical, Meiji 10 [1877].
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

Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights)
One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$1,650.00
▶ 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

Chinshō Shinshi (New Magazine of Rare Laughs)
Featuring a woodblock-printed upper wrapper by Kyōsai, Meiji 11 [1878].
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Ukiyo Karakuri Seiyō Megane (The Machinations of the Floating World Through Western Lenses)
A little-known collaboration between Robun, Kyōsai, and Oka Jōki, [preface dated Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Taiyō Shinwa: Tako no Nyūdō Uo Sekkyō (The Bald Octopus's Sermon to the Fish: A New Story from the Ocean)
An apologue by Robun and Kyōsai, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen)
A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$250.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Katsuron Gakumon Suzume (A Vigorous Debate by the Sparrows of Learning)
Ōga's response to Fukuzawa Yukichi's Gakumon no Susume, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Seijin Kimotsubushi: Kengu Shinbun (The Thunderstruck Sage: The New Culture of the Wise and the Foolish)
A Kyōsai-Ōga work on the superiority of practical knowledge, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Hōnen Gokoku Matsuri: Rikai Shinbun (A Five-Grain Festival for the Abundant Harvest: Understandings of the New Culture)
One of the earliest Kyōsai-Ōga novels, on the importance of agriculture, Meiji 5 [1872] - [Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls)
On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Shōbatsu Tenkarafuru (Reward and Punishment: Fall from Heaven); Bikkuri Chōmenbako (The Surprise Box of Punishment)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Magobē Kakkeiron (Magobē the Manager); Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries)
A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
On the pitfalls of a life of luxury, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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