A child's jinbaori coat decorated with peaches and crests An overcoat from the Edo period, ca. Edo period (17th to mid-19th century)? SOLD
▶ Others
Mondokoro kirikata (Stencils for crest-cutting) Stencils for crest-cutting - a popular pastime, ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Shunkyō harimaze sugoroku (A game sheet of miscellaneous scraps: the enjoyments of spring) A New Year's game illustrated by Hiroshige, ca. Bunkyū period (1860s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A large woodblock used for printing medical advertisements An Edo period block for printing taidoku medicine advertisements, ca. late Edo period (18th to mid-19th century)? SOLD
▶ Others
Hakurei gakuhyō (Pleasurable critiques by the Hakurei) An Edo period woodblock used for printing poetry competition advertisements, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1770-1870s)? SOLD
▶ Others
Rinhyō nishiki-shū (Collection of brocade matchbox labels) Over 1,300 matchbox labels, mostly woodblock-printed, ca. early Shōwa period (1930s). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Yukihisa Isobe Exhibition A cat flap catalogue of works by Yukihisa Isobe, 1964. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An untitled set of fan designs Six hand-painted fan designs produced by Toshio Inouye of Kyoto, ca. late Meiji to early Shōwa period (1900-20s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Seibutsu shigen: ichimei shugenron (Origin of living things: or, in another name, an origin of species) The first full Japanese translation of Darwin's 'On the origin of species', Meiji 29 (1896). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Emon: okunizome (Patterns for okunizome dyeing) A manuscript of okunizome designs, ca. late Meiji period to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Haru no gyokushō (Spring's excellent compositions) Eye-catching designs for New Year's postcards, Meiji 44 (1911)? SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Bikō zukan (A mirror of beautiful crafts) One hundred patterns by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 27 (1894). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Kokon moyō-shū: musō kōeki monchō (Collection of ancient and modern designs: patterns to gain unparalleled profits) An early manual on designing patterns and crests, Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Hana sekai (World of flowers) Fifty vivid patterns by Nonoguchi Kajō, Meiji 43 (1910). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shārokku Hōmuzu no omoide, Shārokku Hōmuzu: saigo no aisatsu, (and) Shārokku Hōmuzu no eichi Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Shōwa 36 (1961). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Giga hichō (Secret notebook of caricatures) A hand-drawn album of political caricatures, Shōwa 7 (1932). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Souvenir and programme of the visit of Prince Fushimi to England A crepe-paper poster commemorating the visit of Prince Fushimi to England and Scotland, ca. 1907. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An Edo period fortune lottery (omikuji) box In working condition, ca. mid to late Edo period (1700-1850s?). SOLD
▶ Others
Shimashima (Stripe patterns) Subtly playful stripes by Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 39 (1906). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns) Unusual designs by Asano Kokō, Meiji 38 (1905). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns) Stripes and splashes by Furuya Setsuzan, Meiji 38 (1905). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
An untitled Edo period eshingyō The Heart Sutra in logograms, for illiterate people, ca. mid to late Edo period (18th century?). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
An unidentified woodblock-printed book of moji-e By an unidentified illustrator, ca. mid Edo period (1680-1780s)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Esagashi taizenshū: kyōiku moji-e (Great compilation of hidden pictures: character-pictures for education) A pedagogical gamebook of hidden characters and pictures, ca. Meiji 25 (1892). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Miburi Iroha (The Iroha in gestures) The Japanese alphabet, in people, ca. late Edo period (after 1829). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
A manuscript report of the death of the Christian 'Uheiji' The record of the death of a Japanese Christian, Kyōhō 11 (1726). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Dōke kyōga-zukushi (A collection of humorous caricatures) A comedic print on the use and abuse of money, Meiji 8 (1875). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Hicchō-jō (An album of spontaneous brushstrokes) An album of hand-painted illustrations by various artists, ca. late Meiji period (1907?). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Hikobae (Root sprouts) An album of lithographs and half-tones, illustrated by Ōta Saburō, 1911. SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Sōsaku hanga to hanga no tsukurikata = How to make prints: drawn, blok-cut [sic] & printed by author An illustrated guide to printmaking, by a core member of the sōsaku hanga movement, 1922. SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Onna imagawa oshie no tamazusa: shinkoku kaisei (Precepts for women and teachings in excellent compositions: newly cut and amended) Lessons for young women, Tenpō 14 [1843]. SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
An untitled folding object A folding object with eleven secret compartments, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Three postcards designed to commemorate a track-and-field event Three abstract postcards, ca. 1925. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Bookman A Japanese magazine for bibliophiles, Shōwa 3 [1928]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kaika jinkōki (The enlightenment Jinkōki) Soroban arithmetic in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji 18 (1885). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Hikanyakuōen (Medicine for the liver and spleen) An advertisement for liver and spleen medicine, [revised in Meiji 28 (1895). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An untitled collection of kibyōshi title panels A collection of creative title panels for kibyōshi volumes, ca. mid-Edo period (1790-1830s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Jūjun kagetsuchō (One-hundred-day album of flowers and the moon) A travelogue of Kyoto, by prominent bunjin artists of the Edo period, 1883 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Ōmi hakkei (Eight views of Ōmi) The Eight Views of Ōmi, by an unidentified artist, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1840-70s). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shogachō (Album of calligraphy and illustrations) An album of woodblock-printed literati paintings and calligraphy, 1878 SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Asagiri (Morning mist) Beautifully illustrated with watercolour-like gradations, 1912 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Yo no shirabe (Night melody) A stunning harmonica score for Charles-François Gounod's 'Sérénade' with lyrics by Victor Hugo, 1931 SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
On John Manjiro, one of the first Japanese residents of the US Ikoku monogatari: Nakanohama Manjirō (Story of a foreign country: Nakanohama Manjirō), Kaei 5 (1852). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
(Untitled woodblock print) Christmas wishes, printed with a metallic pigment, ca. Taishō period (1910-20s). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Japan's most famous beauty bible Miyako fūzoku kewaiden (Cosmetic customs of the capital), preface dated Bunka 10 (1813) SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Ehon tatsu no miyako (Picture book of the dragon`s capital) A children's picture book set in an underwater world, ca. Meiwa period to An`ei period (1760-70s). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
The battle of an eggplant and a bonito over a potato-courtesan Satoka yoi Ōpira no sakae: uosei hatsumono (Villages and houses on night duty and Ōpira`s honour: the first catch of milt), An`ei 6 (1777) SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books