Collection of set designs Striking set designs for Japanese plays, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-70s)? US$4,360.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Tomonoura Harbour An unfinished Yoshida Hiroshi print, 1985. US$580.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Two untitled sketchbooks by an amateur artist Stunning watercolours of Japan, Shōwa 11-15 (1936-1940). US$2,180.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Shihonron (Das Kapital) The definitive pre-war translation of Marx's Das Kapital, Shōwa 2-3 (1927-1928). US$780.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Shochū O-utagai (Summer Greetings) Cooling woodblock-printed matchbox cards designed for summer, Shōwa 8 (1933). US$75.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Three woodblock-printed envelopes Charming designs by Ogawa Usen, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-40s)? US$65.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Four untitled woodblock prints from Sekka's Ashide-e Elegant ashide-e by Kamisaka Sekka, Shōwa 19 (1944). US$350.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Seihō Ippinshū (A Collection of Masterpieces by Seihō) Stunning large-format designs by Takeuchi Seihō, Shōwa 12 (1937). US$6,000.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Timetable: Royal Netherlands-Indian Airways, K.N.I.L.M. Beautifully designed booklet advertising Royal Dutch Indies Airways flights in Indonesia, 1933. US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
An album of match labels Over 400 match labels from the early Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa 2-10 (1927-35). US$1,360.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Untitled sanjūrokkasen album A high-quality reproduction of a Sanjūrokkasen album, ca. early to mid-Shōwa period (1930-50s)? US$380.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Takanawa Ushimachi oborozuki no kei (Hazy moonlight at Ushimachi, Takanawa) A steam train passing through Ushimachi, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$160.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kudanzaka Satsuki no yoru (A night in May at Kudanzaka Hill) Kudanzaka at night, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$160.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Kaiunbashi Daiichi Ginkō (Kaiunbashi Bridge and the First National Bank) A snowy scene of Kaiunbashi Bridge and the First National Bank, by Kiyochika, ca. early to mid-twentieth century? US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Rinhyō nishiki-shū (Collection of brocade matchbox labels) Over 1,300 matchbox labels, mostly woodblock-printed, ca. early Shōwa period (1930s). US$2,180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shārokku Hōmuzu no omoide, Shārokku Hōmuzu: saigo no aisatsu, (and) Shārokku Hōmuzu no eichi Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Shōwa 36 (1961). US$125.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Sasei haiga (Poems and illustrations by Sasei) A playful set of haiga illustrations by Uzuki Sasei, 1940. US$230.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Erokan jidai no uta: Nikkatsu eiga shudaika (Song for the age of erotic senses: theme of the Nikkatsu film) An Ero-guro-nansensu era score featuring a 'modern girl' and abstract graphics, 1930 US$1,285.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Yo no shirabe (Night melody) A stunning harmonica score for Charles-François Gounod's 'Sérénade' with lyrics by Victor Hugo, 1931 US$385.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Chiyo-shibori (Decorative tie-dyeing (patterns)) Samples for creative tie-dye patterns, woodblock-printed, Seisen 5 (1941). US$485.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
An obi featuring ornate book wrappers From the Shōwa period, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$490.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
A Charming Obi Decorated with Miniature Books A Playful Obi, ca. Shōwa period (20th century). US$570.00
▶ Others
A Scrapbook of Washi and Fabrics, by Uemura Rokurō Untitled Album of the Activities of the Washi Research Institute, ca. 1950s. US$950.00
▶ Photo Books
A postcard featuring Izumiya Ichibei's bookstore From Tōkaidō meisho zue, 1930-50s. US$110.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shochiku Films Scenario: Farewell to Spring A Booklet on Japan's First 'LGBTQI+ Film', 1959 US$285.00
▶ Photo Books
Hobby Cocktails An Early Japanese Cocktail Book, 1933 US$1,525.00
▶ Japanese Literature
Two-Page Letter in Morse Code A Letter in Morse Code, ca. 1936? US$205.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Wallpapers for Three Generations, Made in Canada A Japanese Catalogue of Canadian Wallpapers, 1926 US$315.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Monyō-sen: moyō zushiki (Selected designs: pattern-illustrations) Circular motifs by the great masters, Shōwa 5 (1930). US$800.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods Over 290 chiyogami samples from the Edo to Shōwa periods, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shimeizukushi Sugoroku [A Game Board of Various Papers] A sugoroku game of paper types, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-50s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Two albums of woodblock-printed ephemera A woodblock printer's archive of over 140 products, [ca. mid-Shōwa period (1950s)]. SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Shōmon Jittetsu (The Ten Eminent Disciples of Bashō) Woodblock-printed matchbox labels featuring Bashō's best students, ca. early Shōwa period (1930-40s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Collection of fourteen woodblock prints Woodblock prints by Sekino Jun'ichirō & others, ca. late Shōwa period (1980-90s?). SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Itazura Burinkī (Naughty Blinky), Ōkikunatta Burinkī (Blinky Grows Up), Burinkī to Nattsī (Blinky and Nutsy) Japanese translations of Dorothy Wall's classic Australian Blinky Bill series, Shōwa 48-59 (1973-1984). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Manji (Quicksand) A lesbian romance written with a stream-of-consciousness technique inspired by Joyce's writings, Shōwa 6 (1931). SOLD
▶ Japanese Literature
Furanku Roido Raito Sakuhinshū: 1 (First Collection of Frank Lloyd Wright's Works) Photographic illustrations of Frank Lloyd Wright's works, published in Japan, Taishō 15 (1926). SOLD
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Nanakorobi Yaoki Kaiun Sugoroku (The Vicissitudes of Life: Game-Sheet of Fortune and Success A bright, unused sugoroku, ca. late 20th century? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Collection of hand-painted patterns Over 100 hand-painted fabric designs , ca. early Shōwa period (1930s)? SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
Edo meibutsu: nishikie kōsaku (The cultivation of brocade prints, a famous product of Edo) An ukiyo-e of an ukiyo-e workshop run by female artisans, ca. early to mid Shōwa period (1930-60s)? SOLD
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Emigration at first sight: a play in one act A lighthearted play set in Scotland, 1930. SOLD
▶ Western Books
Hanging scroll by Tsuda Seifū A self-portrait by Tsuda Seifū, Shōwa 47 (1972). SOLD
▶ Paintings & Scrolls