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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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
Pītā Pan (Peter Pan)
An early translation of Peter Pan, Shōwa 4 (1929).
US$75.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
An untitled set of Japanese photographs
Unusual scenes from Japan, 1910-30s?
US$450.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Translations of Western Texts
Shekusupīa monogatari (Tales from Shakespeare)
Tales from Shakespeare, Taishō 12 (1923).
US$75.00
▶ Translations of Western Texts
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
▶ Translations of Western Texts
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Hōkyū gafu (Hōkyū's sketchbook)
A hand-painted album of landscapes and people, Mizunotoushi (Kaei 6 (1853) or Taishō 2 (1913)).
US$650.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
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
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns)
Unusual designs by Asano Kokō, Meiji 38 (1905).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Shima to kasuri (Stripe and splash patterns)
Stripes and splashes by Furuya Setsuzan, Meiji 38 (1905).
US$480.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
Kokkei zuan (Humorous designs)
Humorous designs by Kamisaka Sekka, Meiji 36 (1903).
US$3,200.00
▶ Modern Art and Design Books
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Dōka kokoro no utsushi-e (Moral poems: reflections of the soul)
Didactic poems featuring hidden characters, preface dated Bunsei 10 (1827).
US$250.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
An unidentified woodblock-printed book of moji-e
By an unidentified illustrator, ca. mid Edo period (1680-1780s)?
US$2,800.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Dōke kyōga-zukushi (A collection of humorous caricatures)
A comedic print on the use and abuse of money, Meiji 8 (1875).
US$380.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Seiyō komamono nokorazu (Unexcelled Western sundries)
A flyer for a Western goods store, ca. Meiji 20s (1887-97).
US$180.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
Naniwa miyage (Souvenirs from Naniwa)
Humorous rankings, word-games, general knowledge, puns, and more, ca. late Edo period (1850s?).
US$780.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
Hicchō-jō (An album of spontaneous brushstrokes)
An album of hand-painted illustrations by various artists, ca. late Meiji period (1907?).
US$380.00
▶ Paintings & Scrolls
An untitled surimono featuring poems by kabuki actors
A large surimono illustrated by Sadanobu, ca. early Meiji period (1870-80s?).
US$480.00
▶ Prints and Ephemera
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
An untitled egoyomi tanzaku album
A pictorial calendar for 1910, by nihonga and Neo-Rinpa artists, ca. Meiji 42 (1909).
US$930.00
▶ Classic Illustrated Books
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
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
▶ Classic Illustrated Books

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Edo Period [1603-1853] Bakumatsu Period [1853-1868] Meiji Period [1868-1912] Taishō Period [1912-1926] Shōwa Period [1926-1989]

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