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Sekai Kokumei-zukushi [Compendium of the Countries of the World]
A late Edo vision of the world, [ca. 1844-1856].
US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

A Discourse of the Damned Art of Witchcraft: So Farre Forth as it is Reuealed in the Scriptures, and Manifest by True Experience
The record of a sermon on witchcraft by a Puritan theologian, 1609.
US$2,500.00
▶ Western Books

[Untitled manuscript of fortress diagrams]
A guide to castle plans, [ca. Edo period].
US$1,400.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Tehon Ikkan Zeshin-ō Kohitsu [One Old Scroll of Model Drawings from the Brush of the Venerable Zeshin]
A signed handscroll of drawings by Shibata Zeshin, [ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1850s-1890s)?].
US$600.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

[Untitled woodblock print of an Ichikawa family kabuki actor]
A tension-filled snow scene by the elusive Katsukawa School artist Shunjō, [ca. Anei to Tenmei period (1778-1787)].
US$1,800.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Kagetsujo [Kagetsu's Album]
A censored copy of Kagetsujō, [1836?].
US$2,680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Yusai Gafu [Yusai's Painting Album]
A scarce edition of Yūsai Gafu, Kōka 3 [1846].
US$1,340.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Sochu Kakifu [Illustrated Manual of Flowers and Insects]
From the celebrated Kaishien Gaden, [ca. late Edo period (1810s-1850s?)].
US$540.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

[Untitled tsuba]
A sword guard patterned with books, ca. Edo to early Meiji period [18th to mid-19th century]?
US$1,240.00
▶ Others

Untitled kabuki print
A little-known Kuniyoshi yoko-e, [ca. 1847-1853].
US$280.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Fūryū Waka Sannin: Migi
An elegant woman enjoys a literary breather, ca. Bunka 9-11 (1812–1814).
US$3,680.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shinsei Yochi Zenzu (Newly-Produced Map of the Earth)
A world map with political divisions clearly demarcated, Kōka Gannen [1844].
US$1,460.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Takagi Oriemon Buyu Suirikuden [Tales of Valour on Land and Sea]
The heroic exploits of the founder of jūtaijutsu, Bunsei 14 (1831).
US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Kyōji Kozaiku no E, Oteasobi Mono Shinajina (Stationer's Goods for Intricate Handiwork, Playthings, and so on)
An advertisement for stationery and amusements, ca. late Edo period [1800-50s?].
US$380.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shinpan Kuchikara Dehaudai Oshiegusa (Teachings on Whatever Comes to Mind, Newly Produced)
Unsolicited advice, Edo-style, ca. Tenpo period [1830-1845]?
US$1,460.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled book of hand-sewn amulets
Sewn protection crests for children, ca. late Edo period [1800-60s?].
US$480.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled set of albums depicting military figures from Chinese history
Biographies of thirty six military figures from Chinese history, ca. late Edo period [1800-1850s?].
US$3,500.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Ryūkō Fukitashi-kusa (Modish Seeds of the Sayings of the Wealthy and Arrogant)
An unrecorded manga precursor, featuring slug-like characters, Kōka 3 [1846].
US$2,500.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tōga Hitorigeiko (Modern Illustration for Solo Study)
A painting manual for beginners, Kōka 5 [1848].
US$2,500.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Untitled collection of six uchiwa-e
A small collection of elegant fan prints by notable artists, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period [1850-70s?].
US$900.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tokaido Gojusantsugi Hachiyama-zue [Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido as Potted Mountains]
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō as miniature landscapes, Kaei Gannen [1848] [but probably a Meiji era printing].
US$5,500.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Bandō Shichi-eishi (The Seven Great Samurai of Bandō), Tenjin Shichidaiki (Record of the Seven Generations of the Age of the Gods), Taiheiki (Chronicle of Great Peace)
An assortment of incomplete kibyōshi, 1790-1810s?
US$480.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Eshi Zoshi [The Story of a Painter]
The Story of a Painter, previously owned by the artist Tomioka Tessai, [ca. Kaei period (1849)?].
US$4,260.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kyoka Momochidori [A Flock of Kyoka Poems]
A kyōka album illustrated by Shigenobu, [ca. 1830s?].
US$6,800.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Sentakusho yori Nomishirami Kadomo he Onmōshi-idashi no Koto narabi ni Mushi Sanka Nakama yori Sentakujo he Negai Izuru Koto (A Formal Statement from a Laundry to Fleas, Lice, and Mosquitoes, together with a Humble Request from the Three Groups of Insects
A letter of complaint to insects, ca. late Edo period (1840-50s?).
US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan)
Portable information on fortune-telling, astrology, dates, and geography, ca. Bunka 8 (1811).
US$280.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Shiroto Jōjuri Shikata Mitate: Chūshingura Nanatsume Monku (Methods of Jōjuri Amateurs: Seven Phrases from The Treasury of Loyal Retainers)
Phrases commonly used by amateur jōjuri actors, ca. late Edo period (1830-40s)?
US$400.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Yakusha Kijinden (Biographies of Extraordinary Actors)
A famous kabuki actor's biography, illustrated by Kunisada, Tenpō 4 (1833).
US$340.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Dai-hiden Hakusajin-shū (Collection of People of the White Sand: Extremely Secret Transmissions)
Secret transmissions on haikai poetry from Matsuo Bashō, ca. mid to late Edo period (1720-1850s)?
US$680.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Untitled album of surimono
Surimono by Zeshin, Kunisada, Ikku, and other notable figures, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period [1820-70s]?
US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Makuragoto yume no kayoiji (Bedside koto: the passage of dreams)
Illustrated by Sadahide, Tenpo 6 (1835).
US$280.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Embroidered purse from the Edo period
An Edo-period purse embroidered with purple and white irises, ca. mid to late Edo period (1800-1850s?)
US$420.00
▶ Others

Zenyo ichimishū (Collection of one group's Zen satiation)
A hand-painted album featuring art by Taki Katei, ca. 1850-60s.
US$860.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Shinpō kyōji zukue (New method of illustrating crazy characters)
Creative designs and picture-puzzles by Hiroshige, ca. Kōka gannen (1844).
US$2,180.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

A lady's chatelaine pencil case
Engraved with Japanese motifs, ca. 19th century?
US$360.00
▶ Others

Taihei uzō (Scenes of the Great Peace)
Ōnishi Chinnen's Customs of the Eastern capital, Bunsei 12 (1829).
US$1,860.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Hōkyū gafu (Hōkyū's sketchbook)
A hand-painted album of landscapes and people, Mizunotoushi (Kaei 6 (1853) or Taishō 2 (1913)).
US$480.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Ukiyo nanabake ezukushi (Illustrated compilation of seven shapeshifters of the floating world)
An unrecorded book of obake: revenge of the household utensils, ca. mid-Edo period (1740-60s)?
US$2,500.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Taiheiki Mochisake Kassen [Chronicle of Peace: Battle of Rice Cakes and Sake]; Setaiheiki: Garakuta-Banashi [Chronicle of Household Peace: Stories of Miscellaneous Utensils]; Setaiheiki: Kanryaku no Maki [Chronicle of Household Peace: Abridged Section]
Rice Cakes vs Sake: The Final Battle (and other tales), [ca. Tenpō 9 (1838)?].
US$450.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Kokkei manga (Humorous sketches)
Santō Kyōden's humorous patterns for textiles, Bunsei 6 [1823].
US$2,800.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

An unidentified pictorial sutra
A late Edo example of a Heart Sutra for illiterate people, ca. mid to late Edo period (19th century?).
US$2,500.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Dōka kokoro no sugatami (Moral poems: mirror of the soul)
Moral teachings and 'heart' motifs, preface dated Kaei 2 (1849).
US$350.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Dōka kokoro no utsushi-e (Moral poems: reflections of the soul)
Didactic poems featuring hidden characters, preface dated Bunsei 10 (1827).
US$250.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Naniwa miyage (Souvenirs from Naniwa)
Humorous rankings, word-games, general knowledge, puns, and more, ca. late Edo period (1850s?).
US$780.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Banshoku tejōchin (Hand-lanterns for all sorts of professions)
On commercial calligraphy: the emergence of Edo-moji, ca. late Edo to early Meiji period (1850-70s?).
US$780.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Sodetama kyōkashū (Sleeve-sized collection of kyōka poems)
A Biwa-ren collection of 'mad poems', illustrated by Katsushika Hokutai, Bunka 3-4 (1806-7).
US$1,230.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Goshomotsu (Books)
A bookseller's advertisement, ca. late Edo (1830-40s?).
US$170.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Sanzesō Izumo tōzachō (The book of divination: a current register of things in Izumo)
Love fortunes: divination on the compatibility of men and women, Kōka 3 (1846).
US$1,815.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Minoya kasaya hana no yukifuri (A straw raincoat shop and an umbrella store: a snowfall of flowers)
A new take on an old tale, now featuring a giant octopus, 1815
US$1,815.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Shakuyakutei Bunshu [Collection of Writings by Shakuyakutei]
Prose by Shakuyakutei, illustrated by Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Tenpō 5 [1834].
US$740.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

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