Emon: okunizome (Patterns for okunizome dyeing) A manuscript of okunizome designs, ca. late Meiji period to early Shōwa period (1880-1920s)? US$750.00
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Haru no gyokushō (Spring's excellent compositions) Eye-catching designs for New Year's postcards, Meiji 44 (1911)? US$1,250.00
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Bikō zukan (A mirror of beautiful crafts) One hundred patterns by Hasegawa Keika, Meiji 27 (1894). US$650.00
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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). US$550.00
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Hatsugoromo (First garments) An unrecorded album produced by the Futaba-kai, Meiji 41 (1908). US$2,150.00
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Futaba (Budding leaves) A scarce collection of designs by Tabata Kakudō, Meiji 40 (1907). US$1,850.00
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Hana sekai (World of flowers) Fifty vivid patterns by Nonoguchi Kajō, Meiji 43 (1910). US$1,250.00
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Hana momiji (Flowers and autumn leaves) Kimono designs by Yamashita Kōsen, Meiji 34 (1901). US$2,150.00
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Miyako nishiki (Brocades of the capital) Miyako nishiki, previously owned by Ueno Seikō, Meiji 32 (1899). US$2,850.00
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Odamaki (Columbine) One of the scarcest zuan albums, Odamaki, Meiji 40 (1907). US$2,850.00
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An untitled set of Japanese photographs Unusual scenes from Japan, 1910-30s? US$450.00
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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. US$250.00
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Kingyoku shinseki: San'yō, Shōzan, Tōko (Precious true autographs of San'yō, Shōzan, and Tōko) Examples of Rai San'yō's handwriting, Meiji 13 (1880). US$175.00
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Gibun kihan: haikan hikkei (Examples of humorous writing: an essential manual of folk rumours) Examples of humorous copywriting , Meiji 16 (1883). US$1,200.00
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Shimashima (Stripe patterns) Subtly playful stripes by Furuya Kōrin, Meiji 39 (1906). US$950.00
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Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns) Unusual designs by Asano Kokō, Meiji 38 (1905). US$480.00
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Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns) Stripes and splashes by Furuya Setsuzan, Meiji 38 (1905). US$480.00
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Kokkei zuan (Humorous designs) Humorous designs by Kamisaka Sekka, Meiji 36 (1903). US$3,200.00
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Araihari ukiyo moyō (Floating world patterns stretched out to dry) Playful patterns by Kyōden, edited by Kubota Beisen, Meiji 22 (1889). US$430.00
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Shingata konna monchō: Santō Kyōden zuan (Collection of newly-designed motifs for dyeing: designs by Santō Kyōden) Kyōden's amusing patterns, with humorous crests by Teisai Senchō, ca. mid-Meiji period (1880-90s)? US$1,600.00
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Tokugawa jūgo dairyakki (An abridged record of the fifteen Tokugawa shōguns) A kusazōshi featuring copperplate-printed text, Meiji 13 (1880). US$680.00
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Makura Jidō: kabukiza shinkyōgen (Makura Jidō: new kyōgen at the kabuki theatre) A colourful triptych of the butterfly dance from Makura Jidō, Meiji 25 (1892)? US$750.00
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Dōke kyōga-zukushi (A collection of humorous caricatures) A comedic print on the use and abuse of money, Meiji 8 (1875). US$380.00
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Seiyō komamono nokorazu (Unexcelled Western sundries) A flyer for a Western goods store, ca. Meiji 20s (1887-97). US$180.00
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Hicchō-jō (An album of spontaneous brushstrokes) An album of hand-painted illustrations by various artists, ca. late Meiji period (1907?). US$380.00
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An untitled surimono featuring poems by kabuki actors A large surimono illustrated by Sadanobu, ca. early Meiji period (1870-80s?). US$480.00
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An untitled egoyomi tanzaku album A pictorial calendar for 1910, by nihonga and Neo-Rinpa artists, ca. Meiji 42 (1909). US$930.00
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An untitled folding object A folding object with eleven secret compartments, ca. Meiji period (1870-1910s?). US$290.00
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Mizugaki manji sōshi (Notebooks for brush-and-water calligraphy) An advertisement for mizugaki paper, Meiji 17 [1884]. US$70.00
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Light in darkness On the loss of sight, by an American missionary, Meiji 39 [1906]. US$90.00
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Shogachō (Album of calligraphy and illustrations) An album of woodblock-printed literati paintings and calligraphy, 1878 US$735.00
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Meika shoga shunjū-jō (Spring and autumn album of calligraphy and illustrations by the masters) Illustrated by Zeshin, with calligraphy by Katsu Kaishū, 1880 US$485.00
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Kyō saishiki (Colours of the capital) A forgotten Kyoto-based magazine illustrated by zuan designers, 1908 US$1,785.00
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Miyakogusa (Lotus japonicus) Miyakogusa - a little-known Unkindō publication, 1905 US$2,685.00
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Christmas wishes, printed with a metallic pigment (Untitled woodblock print), ca. Taishō period (1910-20s) US$385.00
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Shozōki (Miscellaneous notes) A bibliographically interesting manuscript, ca. Meiji period (1880-1900s) US$205.00
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Patterns for winter clothing Fuyumono ishō-zukushi (Various winter clothes), Meiji gannen [1868]. US$350.00
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Inpu (Book of seals) A manuscript of creative seal designs, Meiji 23-24 (1890-91) US$450.00
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Striking designs by Ogino Issui Zuan hyakudai (Designs on one hundred themes), 1910 US$2,150.00
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One hundred patterns from the capital Tomon hyakka (One hundred flowers of patterns from the capital), 1891 US$700.00
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Ishō sekai (World of designs) A magazine of woodblock-printed textile designs, 1901 US$600.00
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Designs inspired by butterfly wings, by Shimomura Gyokukō Kochōshiki (Expressions of butterflies), 1912 US$1,650.00
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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
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On the Legend of Oguri Hangan Oguri Hanguwan (Oguri Hangan), Meiji 27 [1894]. US$85.00
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A counting song on a military campaign Goshinpatsu hitotsutose-bushi (Military departure: a hitotsutose song), ca. late Meiji period (1890-1910s?). US$305.00
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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$4,925.00
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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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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$985.00
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