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Two untitled scrolls signed Yamamoto Shōun
Two delicate paintings of flowers and folktale characters, ca. Meiji period (1890-1930s?)
US$860.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Seiro Kinen (Commemoration of the Attack on Russia)
Momotaro and friends take on Russia, ca. 1904-1905.
US$2,860.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

The Demon Queller Shōki, with Two Quelled Demons
Illustrated by Sōsai Eisen, ca. Meiji period (1880-1890s?)
US$1,680.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Treatise on Silk and Tea Culture and Other Asiatic Industries Adapted to the Soil and Climate of California
An early book published by a Japanese immigrant in California, 1870.
US$360.00
▶ Western Books

Shinmonku Yukari no Tsuki (The Moon of Affinity: New Lyrics)
A daring piece of political satire, [ca. Keiō 4 (1868)].
US$960.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Jiyū no Kotowari (On Liberty)
The first Japanese translation of Mill's On Liberty, Meiji Mizunoesaru [1872].
US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Untitled omocha-e woodblock print
Cut-out-and-play paper figures in Western attire, [ca. early Meiji period (1870-1880s)].
US$330.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Mahometto-den (A Biography of Muhammad)
Japan's first major encounter with Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, Meiji 9 [1876].
US$1,860.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Yowamushi Korokoro Goton Jūton no Zu (Roly-Poly Cowards: Pigs with Five Heads and Ten Bodies)
Yoshiiku's satire on the Sino-Japanese War, ca. Meiji 28 [1895].
US$1,380.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Seiyō Bunkenroku (Record of Things Seen and Heard about the West)
On British politics, customs, and society, Meiji 2-4 (1869-1871).
US$1,260.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Album of works by calligraphers and artists
Skilful sketches by little-known artists, ca. late Meiji to Taishō period (1900-20s)?
US$480.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls

Atagoyama no Zu (View from Mt. Atago)
By Kobayashi Kiyochika, Meiji 11 (1878).
US$980.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tsūzoku Isoppu Monogatari (Aesop's Popular Fables)
Aesop's Fables, illustrated by Kawanabe Kyōsai, Meiji 5-6 (1872-1873).
US$2,050.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Dokuhin Benran (Guide to Poisonous Things) = Poisonous Plants: I. Collection
An illustrated guide to poisonous Japanese plants, Meiji 11 (1878).
US$680.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

Hashimotoya Shiraito no Hanashi (The Story of Shiraito of Hashimoto-ya)
A diptych by Yoshitoshi, Meiji 19 (1886).
US$680.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Ōiri (Full House), ca. Taishō to early Shōwa period (1910-30s)?
US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Eiwa Tsūshin (English-Japanese Transmissions)
A miniature book for English learners, Meiji 20 (1888).
US$280.00
▶ Japanese Literature

The Great War of 1870 between France and Germany
On the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, Meiji 4 (1871).
US$480.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Noshi Shinpon (New Book of Noshi)
Over 250 woodblock-printed noshi decorations for gifts, ca. early Meiji period (1870-90s).
US$1,680.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Nigatsu Yōka Kinshō no Hito Uke ni Iri (February 8th, Luck to Those Born Under the Metal Element)
An auspicious uke-e print by Kyōsai, ca. Meiji period (1875-1890)?
US$650.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Danjo Dōkenron (On Equal Rights for Men and Women)
One of the earliest books promoting women's rights published in Japan - Mill's 'Subjection of Women', Meiji 11 (1878).
US$3,580.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts

Firefighting gear from Setagaya, Tokyo
Six pieces of firefighting gear, hand embroidered, ca. Meiji to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)?
US$1,850.00
▶ Others

Deku no Bō (Blockhead)
From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 27 (1894).
US$130.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Ryū Eifuku no Hitoshinan (Liu Yongfu Deep in Thought)
From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 28 (1895).
US$130.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tegarabanashi (Bragging)
From Kiyochika's series on the Sino-Japanese War, Meiji 28 (1895).
US$130.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Tennen Hyakkaku (Tennen's Hundred Cranes)
Cranes, by Kaigai Tennen, Meiji 34 (1901).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books

Kokkei Usaharashi (Humorous Distractions)
A magazine of short stories and poems, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Kishō Shinbun (Journal of Collected Laughter)
Three scarce issues produced by Kinga and Yoshitoshi, [Meiji 8 (1875)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Chinbun Kanbun (Curious Pieces of Nonsense News)
Issues 1-8 of a scarce Ōsaka-based periodical, Meiji 10 [1877].
US$2,150.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Untitled hikifuda (advertisement)
An unused advertisement print designed by Kyōsai, [ca. early Meiji period (1870-80s)?].
US$400.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Hamaogishū (Collection of Seashore Reeds)
A short selection of poems, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 18 [1885].
US$350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Minken Hizakurige (A Journey Through Civil Rights)
One of the most overtly political works Kyōsai illustrated, Meiji 15 [1882].
US$1,650.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kaika Shindai Toppyō Shiwa (Outrageous Poems and Stories: New Titles for a Civilised Age)
Humorous poems illustrated with comical and risqué scenes by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$1,650.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Chinshō Shinshi (New Magazine of Rare Laughs)
Featuring a woodblock-printed upper wrapper by Kyōsai, Meiji 11 [1878].
US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Ukiyo Karakuri Seiyō Megane (The Machinations of the Floating World Through Western Lenses)
A little-known collaboration between Robun, Kyōsai, and Oka Jōki, [preface dated Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Taiyō Shinwa: Tako no Nyūdō Uo Sekkyō (The Bald Octopus's Sermon to the Fish: A New Story from the Ocean)
An apologue by Robun and Kyōsai, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Danjo Shussan Takara no Yamairi (Male and Female Birth: Entering the Treasure Trove)
One of the scarcest Kyōsai-Ōga creations, Meiji 14 [1881].
US$2,500.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera

Zushū Shuzenji Onsen Meisho Kaisei-zu (Revised Map of Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen, Zushū)
A map of famous places in Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 14 [1881].
US$450.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Shuzenji Onsen Meishoki (Famous Places in Shuzenji Onsen)
A guidebook to Shuzenji Onsen, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 13 [1880].
US$250.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Katsuron Gakumon Suzume (A Vigorous Debate by the Sparrows of Learning)
Ōga's response to Fukuzawa Yukichi's Gakumon no Susume, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Seijin Kimotsubushi: Kengu Shinbun (The Thunderstruck Sage: The New Culture of the Wise and the Foolish)
A Kyōsai-Ōga work on the superiority of practical knowledge, [preface dated Meiji 5 (1872)].
US$2,350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Hōnen Gokoku Matsuri: Rikai Shinbun (A Five-Grain Festival for the Abundant Harvest: Understandings of the New Culture)
One of the earliest Kyōsai-Ōga novels, on the importance of agriculture, Meiji 5 [1872] - [Meiji 6 (1873)].
US$2,350.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Dōjo Hayagakumon (Fast Learning for Young Girls)
On gender equality, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Baka no Daimyōyaku (The Idiot's Great Wonder Drug)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on the story of a quack doctor, [Meiji 7 (1874)] - Meiji 12 [1879].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Shōbatsu Tenkarafuru (Reward and Punishment: Fall from Heaven); Bikkuri Chōmenbako (The Surprise Box of Punishment)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 8 [1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Magobē Kakkeiron (Magobē the Manager); Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
Two Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi bound in one, Meiji 7-8 [1874-1875].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kanegura Sandaiki (Three Generations of Treasuries)
A Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on a family's economic struggles, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,150.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Chie no Hakari (The Scales of Wisdom)
Three Kyōsai-Ōga zasshi on Westernisation, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$2,500.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Kyōjin Bikkuribako (The Prideful Person's Box of Inevitable Fear)
On the pitfalls of a life of luxury, illustrated by Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

Tanemaki Gonbē no Atotsugi: Tarobē Mizukakeron (Tarobē the Waterer, Successor of Gonbē the Sower)
A three-issue parody of a family history, by Ōga and Kyōsai, Meiji 7 [1874].
US$1,750.00
▶ Japanese Literature

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