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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$2,385.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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$585.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Japan's most famous beauty bible
Miyako fūzoku kewaiden (Cosmetic customs of the capital), preface dated Bunka 10 (1813)
US$1,345.00
▶ 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).
US$2,245.00
▶ 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)
US$4,600.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

The surface of the water
Mizu no omo shū, postscript dated Tenpō 2 (1831)
US$3,050.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Patterns for winter clothing
Fuyumono ishō-zukushi (Various winter clothes), Meiji gannen [1868].
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Inpu (Book of seals)
A manuscript of creative seal designs, Meiji 23-24 (1890-91)
US$450.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Hand-painted inrō designs
A manuscript album of designs for inrō and other objects, ca. late Edo period (1830-50s?).
US$1,550.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Shoke jimonshiki (Woven pattern styles of various families)
Unconventional designs for artisans and craftspeople, ca. mid-Edo period (1760-70s)].
US$2,200.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Striking designs by Ogino Issui
Zuan hyakudai (Designs on one hundred themes), 1910
US$2,150.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

One hundred patterns from the capital
Tomon hyakka (One hundred flowers of patterns from the capital), 1891
US$700.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Kintaichō (A gathering of brocade bags)
Creative designs for brocade-embroidered pouches, Taishō 10 (1921).
US$750.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Yachigusa (Sundry herbs)
Designs for haori, by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$650.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Yachigusa (Sundry herbs)
Designs for kimono, by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$600.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Ishō sekai (World of designs)
A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, 1901
US$600.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

On the Legend of Oguri Hangan
Oguri Hanguwan (Oguri Hangan), Meiji 27 [1894].
US$85.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Famous Songs Remixed, Featuring Ahodarakyō
Title unidentified, ca. late Edo period (1840-60s?)
US$305.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

A counting song on a military campaign
Goshinpatsu hitotsutose-bushi (Military departure: a hitotsutose song), ca. late Meiji period (1890-1910s?).
US$305.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

A compilation of things that don't exist
Naimono-zukushi, ca. late Edo period (1820-50s?).
US$305.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Humorous Phrases
Shinpan Ji-amari Shin-monku (New Ji-amari Phrases, Newly Published), ca. Bunka 7 (1810)?
US$450.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

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
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Fist-Songs on the Red-light District
Shinpan Irozato Ken'uta Ukarebushi (Red-light District Fist-songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?
US$305.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Short Gobbledygook Songs
Dōgu-zukushi Sucharaka-pokupoku Yoshikono-bushi (Various Tools, Gobbledygook Yoshikono Ballads), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?]
US$125.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Short Love Songs Performed by Geisha
Shinpan Geisha Hauta (Geishas' Short Songs, Newly Published), ca. late Edo period (1830-50s)?].
US$250.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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
▶ Japanese Literature

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
▶ Translations of Western Texts

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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

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
▶ Others

Collection de Pelliot, Manuscrits de Touen-houang
A Draft of the Pelliot Collection Catalogue, Annotated with Chinese Titles, ca. early 20th century.
US$1,285.00
▶ Western Books

Two Braille Newspapers from the Taishō Period
Tenji Ōsaka Mainichi = The Braille Mainichi, Taishō 12-16 [1923-1927].
US$1,315.00
▶ Others

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

Rondon tsūshin: shin inyō hakase (London news: new yin-and-yang professor)
An early translation of a Sherlock Holmes mystery: Conan Doyle's 'A study in scarlet', Meiji 33 [1900].
US$895.00
▶ 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

On Socrates
Sokuratesu ["Socrates"], Taishō 4 [1915].
US$115.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Over 150 Paper Templates for Oshi-e Pictures
A Collection of 157 Envelopes Housing Paper Templates , ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1860-1880s)?
US$750.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

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