1871. [ATLAS] Bridgeman, E.C. translated by Mitsukuri Genpo. RENPO SHIRYAKU 2 vols. Tôkyô, Zodiacal date of Meiji 4 [1871]. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. An interesting work by Bridgeman, the Chinese missionary, originally published in Chinese but here marked for reading as Japanese (kanbun). Thus not a translation as we might understand..... More
1829. [ATLAS] Preface by SAITÔ Ken, edited by Yamazaki Giko. DAI NIHON YOCHI BENRAN 2 vols. Tsu [Present day Hyogo], Tempo 5 [1834]. Original yellow covers and title slips. 26.2 x 17.7 cm., orihon folding albums. 76 color-printed maps, including a world hemispherical map with some charmingly outdated concepts, including..... More
1914. AUBERT, Louis. LES MAITRES DE L'ESTAMPE JAPONAISE. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1914. First edition. Large 8vo, 284 pp., 55 plates inserted. Front wrapper bound in to green cloth binding with leather title label. Near fine. More
1941. AUBOYER, Jeannine. LES INFLUENCES ET LES REMINISCENCES ETRANGERES AU KONDO DU HORYUJI. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Guethner, 1941. Ministere de l'Education Nationale et des Beax-arts, Publication du Musee Guimet, Documents d'Art et d'Archeologie. Tome Second. 48 b & w plates. xiii, 140 pp. 8vo., printed paper wrappers. Laid-in is..... More
1985. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. IMPORTANT JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. New York: Christie's New York, 1985. Six slim quarto volumes in a paper-covered slipcase. Full-color, glossy, photo-illustrated catalogue covers in fine condition. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Slip case has some minor scuffs and a small white hand-written label..... More
1998. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. THE HELEN AND FELIX JUDA COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PRINTS. SALE #8862, WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL 1998. New York: Christie's, 1998. 233 pp. Small 4to., color illustrated wrappers. Near fine, minor rubbing and tiny crease to rear cover. Contents fine. Color photo reproductions. More
1932. [Auction Catalogue]. JAPANESE AND CHINESE CARVINGS. J.C. Morgenthau & Co, 1932. 8vo, wrappers; 43pp. with b&w ills. Light external soiling, else very good. More
1989. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. JAPANESE PRINTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE THEODOR SCHEIWE, PART I. Tuesday, March 21, 1989 at 10:00 a.m. (Lots 1-296). New York: Christie's, 1989. Illustrated throughout, some color, but mostly black & white. 201, [6] pp. Quarto, dark blue cloth with..... More
1989. [AUCTION CATALOGUE]. JAPANESE PRINTS, PAINTINGS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE THEODOR SCHEIWE, PART I [AND II]. New York: Christie's, 1989. Two volumes: Part I (sale #6782) held 21 March 1989, lots 1-296; Part II held 16 October 1989 (sale #6896), lots 1-176. Illustrated throughout..... More
1930. [Auction Catalog]. COLLECTION JACQUES DOUCET. Paris, 1930. Catalog of East Asian materials including sculpture, ceramics, decorative tile and other works from Japan, China, and Persia. Includes 32 illustrated plates in addition to item descriptions. Spine cover is absent and pages almost completely disbound. A fair copy. More
1881. [CERAMICS] AUDSLEY, George A., and BOWES, James L. KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. London: Henry Sotheran, 1881. 4to, xiv + 304 pp., 32 plates in color and halftone, red cloth decorated in gilt and t.e.g. Leather library spine. Ex-library, broken hinges clumsily repaired with white tape, cloth worn. All plates..... More
1875. AUDSLEY, George Ashdown, and BOWES, James Lord. KERAMIC ART OF JAPAN. London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1875. First edition, in 7 part. Folio. In total: lxxi + 61pp. with 12 plates (plate "J" not included, as usual); 50 (of 51-- plate #35 missing) plates with accompanying text (missing text..... More
1937. [Avant Garde] Kindai Bijutsu Shichō Kōza L'Idee et L'Esprit de L'Art Moderne 近代美術思潮講座 Atelier-sha. Tokyo. Shôwa 12, 13 [1937, 1938]. Six volumes in printed publisher's slipcases. 22.5 x 16.3 cm. Cloth bound western-style. A fascinating series of volumes. The critics Sagara Tokuzô and Araki Sueo wrote REALISME and FAUVISME, respectively. The artists..... More
1929. [AVANT GARDE] ITAGAKI Takao. KIKAI TO GEIJUTSU TO NO KO^RYU^. Tokyo, Iwanami Shoten, Sho^wa 4 [1929], 1st printing. 8vo., decorated cloth covers. One of the most important works of criticism by Itagaki, the man who "invented" avant garde photography in Japan. This examination of the CONFLUENCE OF ART AND..... More
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1927. [AVANT GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, editor. BUNGEI ICHIBA [BUNGEI SHIJO] Vol.3 #6. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Shôwa2 [1927] First published in November of 1925, the BUNGEI ICHIBA [MARKET OF THE ARTS] unleashed its mordant humor on the literary world of Japan. The contents ran the gamut from literary gossip to..... More
1928. [AVANT GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, editor. GUROTESUKU GROTESQUE Vol.1 #2. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Shôwa 3 [1928] GROTESQUE is in one sense the successor to the important avant garde journal BUNGEI SHIJÔ, first published in November of 1925, At first solidly left wing, with contributions by such important figures as..... More
1926. [AVANT-GARDE] Murayama Tomoyoshi, Yanase Masamu, et al. YUUMOA THE HUMOR Dai-ichigo. Tokyo: Taishô 15 [1926]. Small 8vo., illustrated wrappers. Edited by Wagatsuma Heikichi. The first number of this magazine, heavily illustrated in b+w and color manga-like cartoons, done by some of the foremost avant-garde authors and artists of the day..... More
1927. [AVANT GARDE] UMEHARA Hokumei, et al. BUNGEI SHIJO Vol.3 #6. Wrappers, 21.7 x 15 cm. Tokyo, Shôwa 2 [1927] First published in November of 1925, this issue of June 1927 unleashed its mordant humor on the literary world of Japan. The cover is a study all on its own, with..... More
1879. AYRTON, M. Chaplin. CHILD-LIFE IN JAPAN, AND JAPANESE CHILD-STORIES. London: Griffith and Farran, 1879. First edition. "With many illustrations, including seven full-page pictures drawn and engraved by Japanese artists." xiv,[6],125 pp., + [2],16 pp. adv. Small quarto. 25 x 19 cm. (9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.) Disbound: publisher's..... More
1922. BACHHOFER, Ludwig. DIE KUNST DER JAPANISCHEN HOLZSCHNITTMEISTER. Munchen: Kurt Wolff, (1922). 4to., green cloth; 119pp. + 49 plates, several in color. Foxing at the b&w plates. Spine-piece detaching, hinges weak, and a few plates are beginning to detach. As is. More
Baikei Ri 梅渓李, calligrapher and Unkoku Tōyo 雲谷等與, painter. Seiko Hakkei 西湖八景. Early 17th c. An emaki scroll 5.6m including a gold paper border 26.5cm in original wooden box 33 x 7cm with hand-brushed Chinese text. Photocopy of biographical information on Ri Baikei 梅渓李 and Unkoku Tōyo 雲谷等與 in handwritten..... More
1889. BAILLY. COCHINCHINE FRANCAISE/DICTIONNAIRE CHINOIS-FRANCAIS, 5 BOOKS IN 4 VOLUMES. Saigon: Rey & Curiol, 1889. 4to., quarter black leather (sunned to dark red) with raised bands and gilt lettering, marbled paper covered boards. Boards shelfworn, a few scratches; letaher worn at joints, heels and crowns. Small cloth circular labels affixed..... More
1932. BALET, J.C. MANDCHOURIE. Preface de Francois De Tessan. Bibliotheque Politique et Economique. Paris: Payot, 1932. 8vo., printed wrappers; 222pp. Signatures unopened. Tape-repair at spinal ends. Good, with Kirkwood stamp. More
1905. BARBOUTAU, Pierre. BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA COLLECTION PIERRE BARBOUTAU, 2 volumes. Amsterdam: R. W. P. de Vries, 1905. Limited edition, no. 19 of 1000 copies. Volume I: Peintures; Volume II: Estampes et Objets d'Art. Folio, quarter green cloth with green and beige floral..... More
1904. BARBOUTAU, Pierre. BIOGRAPHIES DES ARTISTES JAPONAIS DONT LES OEUVRES FIGURENT DANS LA COLLECTION PIERRE BARBOUTAU, TOME II< ESTAMPES ET OBJETS D'ART. Paris: S. Bing/L'Auteur, 1904. Folio, green and brown printed wrappers, flaps detached, wrappers chipped, spine covered with cloth and plastic tape which is partially removed. Text disbound, some pages slightly chipped at edges, not affecting text. 88 + [6] pp. B/w plates..... More