Hogaku Kyoka Kokyoshu [The Sun Collection of Donated Kyōka] A selection of Hanazono-ren kyōka, illustrated by Hokkei and his pupil, Bunsei 13 [1830]. US$1,360.00
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Erokan jidai no uta: Nikkatsu eiga shudaika (Song for the age of erotic senses: theme of the Nikkatsu film) An Ero-guro-nansensu era score featuring a 'modern girl' and abstract graphics, 1930 US$1,285.00
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Heiwa no hana: shinsaku (Flowers of peace: a new work) An Elusive Unsōdō production, 1920 US$485.00
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Chiyo-shibori (Decorative tie-dyeing (patterns)) Samples for creative tie-dye patterns, woodblock-printed, Seisen 5 (1941). US$485.00
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Kyō saishiki (Colours of the capital) A forgotten Kyoto-based magazine illustrated by zuan designers, 1908 US$1,785.00
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Miyakogusa (Lotus Japonicus) Miyakogusa - a little-known Unkindō publication, 1905. US$2,685.00
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Shozōki (Miscellaneous notes) A bibliographically interesting manuscript, ca. Meiji period (1880-1900s) US$205.00
▶ Japanese Literature
On the origins of Edo's pleasure quarters Hokujoryo kigen shōsho (Origins of the northern pleasure district, abridged), ca. Ganji period (1864-1865) US$1,860.00
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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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Inpu (Book of seals) A manuscript of creative seal designs, Meiji 23-24 (1890-91) US$450.00
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Hand-painted inrō designs A manuscript album of designs for inrō and other objects, ca. late Edo period (1830-50s?). US$1,550.00
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Shoke jimonshiki (Woven pattern styles of various families) Unconventional designs for artisans and craftspeople, ca. mid-Edo period (1760-70s)]. US$2,200.00
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Ataru Taishō roku-nen shichi-gatsu kyōgen sujigaki (Sellout July 1917 Kyōgen: play scenario) (with) Taishō roku-nen ku-gatsu kyōgen sujigaki (September 1917 Kyōgen: play scenario) A set of colourful synopses for kyōgen plays, Taishō 6 [1917]. US$205.00
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Story Synopses in the Mid-Meiji Era Sankō Genpei Seisuiki (A Reference to the Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and Taira Clans) (with) Sankō Ishiyama Gunki (A Reference to the War Chronicle of Ishiyama), Meiji 16 [1883]. US$205.00
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On the Legend of Oguri Hangan Oguri Hanguwan (Oguri Hangan), Meiji 27 [1894]. US$85.00
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Hauta Songs Illustrated by Kunimaro Shinpan Hauta Yosebon (A Storyteller's Book of Hauta Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1840s?) US$485.00
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Famous Songs Remixed, Featuring Ahodarakyō Title unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?) US$305.00
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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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Phrases to Ward Off Sleep Nemuke-zamashi Hitori-tanoshimi Hitotsutose-bushi (Hitotsutose Songs to Enjoy Alone and to Shake Off Sleepiness), ca. late Edo period (1820-50s)? US$305.00
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Short Gobbledygook Songs Dōgu-zukushi Sucharaka-pokupoku Yoshikono-bushi (Various Tools, Gobbledygook Yoshikono Ballads), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?] US$125.00
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Short Love Songs Performed by Geisha Shinpan Geisha Hauta (Geishas' Short Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?]. US$250.00
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Oshiegusa Yoshiwara Suzume (The Lesson of the Yoshiwara Sparrow) A Booklet of Lyrics for a Song on the Pleasure Quarters, ca. mid Edo period (1800-30s)? US$265.00
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Yaso Ichidai Benmōki (A Refutation of the Life of Jesus) An illustrated record of Christian history, complete in six volumes, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875]. US$4,500.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
A third type decree banning Christianity, issued by the Meiji government A public notice prohibiting Christianity, Keiō 4 [1868]. US$2,945.00
▶ Others
On the Jesuits, Organtino, and Fabian Fucan Kirishitan Kikigaki [A Verbatim Account of the Christians], [ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1850-70s)?]. US$685.00
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Kaigai hiyō shūbunshū [Foreign secrets collected and reported] A record of early correspondences between Japan and Russia, the Netherlands, and the US, [ca. Kaei 7 (1854)]. US$3,285.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Morikosu shotō wage daiichi [translated explanation of the Moluccas, first part] A manuscript on the Moluccas, for the first time identified as a translation of François Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724) and attributed to Nagasaki's Senior Interpreter Yoshio Kōsaku, friend of Titsingh, Thunberg, and Shiba Kōkan, [ca. mid to late Edo period (1780-1830s)?]. US$5,865.00
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Bunmei Kaika Tōke Hyakunin Isshu (The Advance of Civilisation: Child's Play, One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) A satire on Westernisation, illustrated by Kyōsai, [Meiji 6 (1873)]. US$850.00
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Tōkyō ryūkō saiken-ki (A detailed guide to Tokyo trends) An enterprising adaptation of the Yoshiwara saiken (Guide to the pleasure quarters), Meiji 18 [1885]. US$2,895.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Santō kokkei monzen [A collection of Santō's comical writings] A parody of the Chinese classics, by Santō Kyōden, [preface dated Kansei 2 (1790)]. US$1,915.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Gesaku shisho Kyōden yoshi [Professor Santō's frivolous four books] An illustrated edition of Kyōden's Four Books parody, Meiji 18 [1885]. US$1,665.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Humorous Tales from Chinese History Kokkei Retsuden ["Biographies of Jesters"], Kansei 12 [1800]. US$2,865.00
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Two Braille Newspapers from the Taishō Period Tenji Ōsaka Mainichi = The Braille Mainichi, Taishō 12-16 [1923-1927]. US$1,315.00
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Seiyō Tsurezuregusa (A Western Tsurezuregusa) A Western Tsurezuregusa, with selections from Chamfort, Hobbes, Reed, and Disraeli, Taishō 4 [1915]. US$495.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Kokkei jitsuwa (Amusing true tales) An American's Cultural and Linguistic Gaffes in Japan, Meiji 36 [1903]. US$495.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Pō Shishū (A Collection of Poems by Poe) Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Taishō 12 [1923]. US$115.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Kutsu no hiai (This misery of boots) A socialist pamphlet by H.G. Wells, Taishō 14 [1925]. US$275.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Dickens's A Christmas Carol Kurisumasu Karoru [A Christmas Carol], Taishō 4 [1915]. US$375.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
An obi featuring ornate book wrappers From the Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$490.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A Charming Obi Decorated with Miniature Books A Playful Obi, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$570.00
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An Imari dish featuring book designs Patterned with floral devices, ca. mid-Meiji period (1870-1900s), ca. mid-Meiji period (1870-1900s). US$3,290.00
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Three Plates with Book Patterns A Set of Three Plates with Book Motifs, Ca. mid to late Meiji period (1880-1910s). US$510.00
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Untitled tsuba An Awa Shōami sword guard patterned with books, ca. late Edo period (18th to mid-19th century). US$3,900.00
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A Book-Shaped Water-Dropper for Calligraphy “Elementary Reader: Water-Dropper for the Encouragement of Learning”, ca. early to mid Meiji period (1870-1890s) US$1,700.00
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A Book-Shaped Sword Fitting Untitled Menuki, ca. 17~19 century. US$710.00
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Diagram of a Papermaking Factory Ōji Seishi-Gaisha Ryakuzu, Meiji 10 [1877]. US$450.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Viaje el Japon: Una libreria de Yedo Illustration of a Japanese Bookshop from a Western Perspective, Ca. 1876. US$270.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera