Shinmonku Yukari no Tsuki (The Moon of Affinity: New Lyrics) A daring piece of political satire, [ca. Keiō 4 (1868)]. US$960.00
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Udaijin Michizane Kō (Minister of the Right, Michizane) Sugawara no Michizane, by Kunisada I, [1860]. US$380.00
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Shinpan Katsura-e (Illustrations of Wigs, Newly Published) A toy print of cut-out wigs for kabuki actors, Kaei 6 (1853). US$380.00
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Tōsei Karitaku Saiken Kagami (Mirror of a Guide to Temporary Lodgings) Book culture meets print culture, Bunkyū 2 (1862). US$350.00
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Kanzeon Reigenki Hyakuban Mokuroku (Record of the Miracles of Kannon: Index of the One Hundred Pilgrimage Sites) A collaboration between collaboration of acclaimed artists Toyokuni III and Hiroshige II, [Ansei 6 (1859)]. US$350.00
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Saisei (Record of the Prosperous Age) A parody ranking of ukiyo-e artists, Yoshiwara-style, Keiō Kinotoushi (1865). US$2,860.00
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Shamisen sekai no zu (Illustration of the Shamisen World) "Oiranda", the exotic land of the Oiran, ca. late Edo period (1860s)? US$1,680.00
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Untitled surimono By Deguchi Sansetsu, Hinoetatsu (1856). US$220.00
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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)? US$1,680.00
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Hōkyū gafu (Hōkyū's sketchbook) A hand-painted album of landscapes and people, Mizunotoushi (Kaei 6 (1853) or Taishō 2 (1913)). US$650.00
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An untitled album of woodblock-printed illustrations Colour woodblock-printed illustrations by acclaimed painters, ca. early Meiji period (1860-70s?). US$530.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
Patterns for winter clothing Fuyumono ishō-zukushi (Various winter clothes), Meiji gannen [1868]. US$350.00
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A third type decree banning Christianity, issued by the Meiji government A public notice prohibiting Christianity, Keiō 4 [1868]. US$2,945.00
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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
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
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How to Elegantly Package Gifts, Warrior-Style Examples of Ways to Fold Envelopes, Ca. Meiji period (1868-1911)? US$845.00
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A fragment of fabric depicting a bird's-eye view An embroidered fabric fragment, 1868-1912? US$215.00
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A fragment of fabric depicting foreign ships A fabric fragment, 1868-1912? US$165.00
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Pro-Foreign vs Anti-Foreign Trade: a Fūshi-e A Dream Omen of the Floating World, 1863 US$785.00
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The Daily Jobs of Beasts A Colourful Print by Koyoshimori, 1867 US$1,865.00
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Compilation of People from Overseas A Colourful Album of People of the World, ca. 1854. US$3,195.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Amerikashūnai Washinton no kei: dōban no shasei An aizuri triptych of Washington, D.C., in stunning blue tones, Bunkyu Gannen (1861). US$3,895.00
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Amerika-koku Jokisha Orai A striking night scene of an American steam locomotive, [Bunkyū Gannen (1861)]. US$3,685.00
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Usumurasaki Genji no Somewake (Dyeing of the Lilac Genji) Genji characters examine a sugoroku game sheet, Bunkyū 2 (1862). SOLD
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Ansei San Heishin-reki (Calendar for Ansei Three) A deluxe Ise calendar for 1856, Ansei 2 (1855). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
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
Naniwa Shinbun (News from Naniwa) A woodblock used to print a counting song, ca. early Meiji period (1860-80s)? SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Kōko Shinbun (World News) Issues 1-5 of a pro-Bakufu newspaper, Keiō 4 [1868]. SOLD
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Collection of wooden movable type Movable type hand-cut in the Meiji period, ca. Meiji period (1860-1910s)? SOLD
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Dodoitsu zue (Illustrated love poems) Love poems with humorous illustrations by Yoshimori, preface dated Manen gannen (1860). SOLD
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Circular hand-painted motifs An album of circular motifs, ca. early to mid-Meiji period (1860-90s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Kakkoku Shoryō Bankoku Chimei Shōran The First Handbook of Foreign Place Names Published in Japan, 1853 SOLD
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