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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Shārokku Hōmuzu no omoide, Shārokku Hōmuzu: saigo no aisatsu, (and) Shārokku Hōmuzu no eichi Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Shōwa 36 (1961). US$125.00
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An untitled set of Japanese photographs Unusual scenes from Japan, 1910-30s? US$450.00
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Giga hichō (Secret notebook of caricatures) A hand-drawn album of political caricatures, Shōwa 7 (1932). US$550.00
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Saō meisaku-sen: zenyaku (Selection of famous works of Shakespeare: fully translated) Selections from Shakespeare, illustrated, Taishō 5 (1916). US$75.00
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Shekusupīa monogatari (Tales from Shakespeare) Tales from Shakespeare, Taishō 12 (1923). US$75.00
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Zokugo Mako-den: shinyaku seisho (St. Mark in Japanese Colloquial) A Taishō era translation of The Gospel of St. Mark, Taishō 3 (1914). US$175.00
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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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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 Edo period fortune lottery (omikuji) box In working condition, ca. mid to late Edo period (1700-1850s?). US$1,800.00
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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
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Taiheiki mochisake gassen (Chronicle of peace: battle of rice and sake) (with) Setaiheiki: garakuta-banashi (Chronicle of household peace: stories of miscellaneous utensils) (and) Setaiheiki: kanryaku no maki (Chronicle of household peace: abridged sectio A household Taiheiki, featuring characters made of kitchen utensils, ca. Tenpō 9 (1838). US$550.00
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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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Kokkei manga (Humorous sketches) Santō Kyōden's humorous patterns for textiles, Bunsei 6 [1823]. US$2,800.00
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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
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An untitled Edo period eshingyō The Heart Sutra in logograms, for illiterate people, ca. mid to late Edo period (18th century?). US$3,000.00
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Dōka kokoro no sugatami (Moral poems: mirror of the soul) Moral teachings and 'heart' motifs, preface dated Kaei 2 (1849). US$350.00
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Dōka kokoro no utsushi-e (Moral poems: reflections of the soul) Didactic poems featuring hidden characters, preface dated Bunsei 10 (1827). US$250.00
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An unidentified woodblock-printed book of moji-e By an unidentified illustrator, ca. mid Edo period (1680-1780s)? US$2,800.00
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A manuscript report of the death of the Christian 'Uheiji' The record of the death of a Japanese Christian, Kyōhō 11 (1726). US$450.00
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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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Naniwa miyage (Souvenirs from Naniwa) Humorous rankings, word-games, general knowledge, puns, and more, ca. late Edo period (1850s?). US$780.00
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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
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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
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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 album of woodblock-printed illustrations Colour woodblock-printed illustrations by acclaimed painters, ca. early Meiji period (1860-70s?). US$530.00
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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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Sasei haiga (Poems and illustrations by Sasei) A playful set of haiga illustrations by Uzuki Sasei, 1940. US$230.00
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Onna imagawa oshie no tamazusa: shinkoku kaisei (Precepts for women and teachings in excellent compositions: newly cut and amended) Lessons for young women, Tenpō 14 [1843]. US$190.00
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