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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Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds) A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885]. US$350.00
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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
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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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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
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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
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Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen) A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880]. US$250.00
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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
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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
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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
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Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls) On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875]. US$1,750.00
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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
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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
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Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries) A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,150.00
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Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom) Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,500.00
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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
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Tanemaki Gonbē no Atotsugi: Tarobē Mizukakeron (Tarobē the Waterer, Successor of Gonbē the Sower) A three-issue parody of a family history, by Ōga and Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$1,750.00
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Chūrui Daigiron (The Insects' Great Debate) On the Dragon King and his insect subjects, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$1,750.00
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Seirō Hankatsū (Poseur of the Bordellos) A satire set in Yoshiwara, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874]. US$2,500.00
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Dai-hiden Hakusajin-shū (Collection of People of the White Sand: Extremely Secret Transmissions) Secret transmissions on haikai poetry from Matsuo Bashō, ca. mid to late Edo period (1720-1850s)? US$680.00
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Saisei (Record of the Prosperous Age) A parody ranking of ukiyo-e artists, Yoshiwara-style, Keiō Kinotoushi (1865). US$2,860.00
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Shukenron: Eikoku gakushi Hobbusu-cho (Theory of Sovereignty: by the English Scholar Hobbes) The first Japanese translation of Hobbes's Leviathan, Meiji 16 (1883). US$4,680.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
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$140.00
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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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Kisō Tenrai (Inspired and Bizarre Ideas) Bizarre ideas by Miyatake Gaikotsu, Meiji 43 [1910]. 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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Kanamegusa (Vital grasses) A magazine of elegant woodblock-printed scenes, Meiji 19 (1896). US$480.00
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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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Shoshoku jinbutsu gafu (Album of people of various professions) Sketches by Bunpō and Keisai, ca. early Taishō period (1914)? US$380.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Two untitled photographs Early photos of photography studios, ca. Meiji era (1880-1900s)? US$1,280.00
▶ Photo Books
Zhu shi jiao zheng Hua Ying si shu (The Four Books in Chinese and English, annotated and corrected) James Legge's translation of the Four Books, ca. early 20th century? US$480.00
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Embroidered purse from the Edo period An Edo-period purse embroidered with purple and white irises, ca. mid to late Edo period (1800-1850s?) US$420.00
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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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Zenyo ichimishū (Collection of one group's Zen satiation) A hand-painted album featuring art by Taki Katei, ca. 1850-60s. US$860.00
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Untitled work on silk A beautiful woman, painted on silk, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)? US$280.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Fūryū mongata kiriyō (Elegant crest-shaped cuttings) Stencils for crest-cutting - a popular pastime, Meiji 27 (1894)? US$180.00
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Shinpō kyōji zukue (New method of illustrating crazy characters) Creative designs and picture-puzzles by Hiroshige, ca. Kōka gannen (1844). US$2,180.00
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An untitled work based on the Kachikachi-yama folktale A hand-painted fan attributed to Kobayashi Kiyochika, ca. mid-Meiji period (1870-1900s?). US$1,680.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
A lady's chatelaine pencil case Engraved with Japanese motifs, ca. 19th century? US$360.00
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Taihei uzō (Scenes of the Great Peace) Ōnishi Chinnen's Customs of the Eastern capital, Bunsei 12 (1829). US$1,860.00
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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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books