Edo meibutsu: nishikie kōsaku (The cultivation of brocade prints, a famous product of Edo) An ukiyo-e of an ukiyo-e workshop run by female artisans, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Dōhan gashū (Album of copperplate prints) An album of copperplate prints, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1870-80s). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Five copperplate-printed maps of places in Japan Produced by Japanese studios, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1840-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Six printed items relating to Japan A miscellany of Japan-related prints, mid-Edo period to early Meiji period (1669-1840s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Emigration at first sight: a play in one act A lighthearted play set in Scotland, 1930. SOLD
▶ Western Books
Kachi-Kachi Mountain A traditional tale in English and Japanese, for language learners, Meiji 20 (1887). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Moyō gajō (Album of patterns) Woodblock-printed patterns, ca. early Shōwa period (1920-40s)? SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Hanging scroll by Tsuda Seifū A self-portrait by Tsuda Seifū, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Hanging scroll of two rabbits Two rabbits in snow, by the manga artist Kitazawa Rakuten, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Untitled surimono By Sōen Kabocha, Tenpo Mizunoetatsu (1832). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Untitled surimono By Kita Busei, ca. late Edo period (1840-50s). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Untitled sanjūrokkasen album A high-quality reproduction of a Sanjūrokkasen album, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Shin'an Nankyoku tanken hikōki sugoroku (Antarctic expedition by plane: a newly devised game-sheet) A game based on the 'heroic era' of Antarctic exploration, Meiji 44 (1911). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Dodoitsu zue (Illustrated love poems) Love poems with humorous illustrations by Yoshimori, preface dated Manen gannen (1860). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
A story of the Otokodate of Yedo = Banzuiin Chōbē On chivalrous street gangs of Edo, Meiji 35 (1902). SOLD
▶ Western Books
Ishō Sekai (World of designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, Meiji 34 (1901). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Nankyoku tanken (Expedition to the South Pole) A personal account of Japan's first Antarctic expedition, by Shirase Nobu, Taishō 2 (1913). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Miyako meishoguruma (A trip through the famous places of the capital) A guide to famous places in Kyoto, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s)? SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Untitled collection of hand-painted and printed illustrations Printed and hand-painted illustrations by Japanese artists, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Untitled set of fan designs A collection of printed designs for fans, ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1920-30s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shinpan kawari utsushi-e (Changing magic lantern pictures: newly carved) Mini-envelopes with movable screens, ca. mid to late Meiji period (1880-90s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kyōiku gakei moji-e (Character-picture shapes for education) Character-pictures for children, illustrated by Kunitoshi, Meiji 25 (1892). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
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
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
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 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
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