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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Gokuraku Dōchu-zue (Illustrations of the Roads to Heaven and Hell) Travel guides to Heaven and Hell, Meiji 31 (1898). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Four sets of illustrated physics and optics textbooks Gohō Shinron, Shi-shi Butsuri Shogaku, Butsuri Kaitei, and Butsuri Shoho, 1867-1883. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Mata Yakinaosu Hachikazuki Hime: Kusazōshi Kojitsuke Nendaiki (The Re-Baked Bowl-Crowned Princess: A Contorted History of Illustrated Fiction) An illustrated chronology of Japanese book culture, Kyowa 2 (1802). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Hanagasane (Layers of Flowers) One hundred woodblock-printed kimono designs, Meiji 31 (1898). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Untitled folding object A folding object with secret compartments, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?) SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
The Ten Bulls A famous Chinese parable, skilfully woodblock printed by master craftsmen, Taishō 3 (1914). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Keisei Koi Samisen: Yūkiri Izaemon [A Courtesan's Shamisen of Love: Yūkiri and Izaemon] Fierce women brandishing swords, Bunsei 10 (1827). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Shimeizukushi Sugoroku [A Game Board of Various Papers] A sugoroku game of paper types, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Tsuru no Chitose: Soga no Kadomatsu [Thousand Years of the Crane: Kadomatsu of Soga] A complete gōkan set illustrated by Kunisada, featuring skull motifs, Genji 2 (1865). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Seiro Kinen (Commemoration of the Attack on Russia) Momotaro and friends take on Russia, ca. 1904-1905. SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Untitled set of scrolls featuring a dragon and a tiger A classic tiger-dragon pairing, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Untitled print A modern woman playing cards, [ca. late Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-1930s)?]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Two albums of woodblock-printed ephemera A woodblock printer's archive of over 140 products, [ca. mid-Shōwa period (1950s)]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Three woodblocks A set of three printing blocks from the Edo and Meiji periods, [ca. Edo to Meiji period (1750-1910s)?]. SOLD
▶ Others
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Nijūshikō: Meiji Shinkoku (The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Newly Engraved in the Meiji Period) A palm-sized volume on filial piety, printed with copperplates, Meiji 17 [1884]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Wayō Jikon Burui (Classes of Mixed Japanese and Western Characters) An introduction to must-know words in romaji and kanji, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872]. SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Nihon Chimei-kagami (Mirror of the Names of Regions in Japan) Illustrations by a woman artist, ca. late Edo period (1850-60s)? SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Oshiegusa Onna Daigaku Sakae Bunko (Lessons for Women: Library of Honour) A textbook for women, illustrated by a woman, Kaei 4 (1851). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Untitled collection of photographs Photographs of Japanese infrastructure and architecture, ca. Taishō to mid-Shōwa period (1920-30s)? SOLD
▶ Photo Books
A kabuki-themed haikai surimono A kabuki-themed shūmei surimono illustrated by Zeshin, Meiji 14 (1881). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shōmon Jittetsu (The Ten Eminent Disciples of Bashō) Woodblock-printed matchbox labels featuring Bashō's best students, ca. early Shōwa period (1930-40s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Usumurasaki Genji no Somewake (Dyeing of the Lilac Genji) Genji characters examine a sugoroku game sheet, Bunkyū 2 (1862). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hyakunin Isshu karuta A refined set of playing cards, ca. Edo period (1750-1850s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kaichū Hoshi Tokei (Pocket-Sized Clock of the Stars) A star chart for practical use, Kaei 5 (1852). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Chōko Kyūridō Shōhon Chiten Shinzu (New Diagram of the Earth Revolving) An explanatory diagram of the heliocentric model, Bunsei 10 (1827). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Collection of fourteen woodblock prints Woodblock prints by Sekino Jun'ichirō & others, ca. late Shōwa period (1980-90s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Fujin Sokuhatsu no Hinagata (Models of Chignons for Women) How to style Western chignons, Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shinpan Katsura-e (Illustrations of Wigs, Newly Published) A toy print of cut-out wigs for kabuki actors, Kaei 6 (1853). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi (The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya) A diptych by Yoshitoshi, Meiji 19 (1886). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ansei San Heishin-reki (Calendar for Ansei Three) A deluxe Ise calendar for 1856, Ansei 2 (1855). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Shinshiki Sanpō: Kuku no Fuda (Nine-Nine Cards: A New Method of Arithmetic) Innovation in Japanese mathematics, Bunsei 9 (1826). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shinha Shinengeki Segidan Ichiza Hamuretsuto (Hamlet, Staged by the New School New Theatre Justice Troupe) Poster for a Meiji performance of Hamlet, ca. late Meiji period (before 1909). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Fuku Wakashi: Takara no Iribune (New Year's Luck at Boiling Point: Arrival of the Treasure Ship) Amusements for parties: a zashiki-gei sugoroku, Meiji 17 (1884). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Ujō Zatsuwa: Yume no Megane (Chitchat of Sentient Beings: The Glasses of Dreams) Zoomorphic creatures by Yoshitora, inspired by Kyōden, Kaei 6 [1853]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Two kamishimo jackets and two pairs of kamishimo trousers Formal wear for samurai, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1900-30s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Untitled scroll of feather patterns A scroll of hand-painted arrow fletchings, ca. mid to late Edo period (1800-1840s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Naniwa Shinbun (News from Naniwa) A woodblock used to print a counting song, ca. early Meiji period (1860-80s)? SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Untitled kimono featuring lobsters A lavish bridal kimono , ca. early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Dai San-kai Kozeni-shū (Third Collection of Ancient Coins) Match cards featuring Japanese silver coins, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kikkyō Kafuku Hitorihandan: Ekigaku Benmō (Judgements on Good and Bad Fortunes: A Primer on the Study of Divination) A fortune-telling kit based on the I Ching, Meiji 19 (1886). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Taishokan (The Great Woven Cap) An early illustrated edition of Taishokan, ca. early Edo period (1600-1700)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Yaso Taiji Baka Shinnyū (Extermination of the Christians: Infiltration of the Idiots) A fascinating record of the behaviours of Japanese Christians, Meiji 14 (1881). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Itazura Burinkī (Naughty Blinky), Ōkikunatta Burinkī (Blinky Grows Up), Burinkī to Nattsī (Blinky and Nutsy) Japanese translations of Dorothy Wall's classic Australian Blinky Bill series, Shōwa 48-59 (1973-1984). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts