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
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
1870s. [BASEBALL - JAPAN] Shihon Gakkou-hen. SHÔGAKU TOKUHON Maki no Ichi. Aichi-ken [Nagoya] Shihongakkô [Teacher's College] n.d. [1870's] An interesting little elementary school reader from the first series of textbooks designed and created by the Teachers College Normal School system in Japan after the Meiji restoration to introduce "Western Learning"..... More
1968. BASHAM, A. L., ed. PAPERS ON THE DATE OF KANISKA SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE ON THE DATE OF KANISKA, LONDON, 20-22 APRIL, 1960. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1968. xiv + 478 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. Minor rubbing to front board, else a fine copy. Text in..... More
1964. BASHAM, A. L. STUDIES IN INDIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. Calcutta: Sambodhi Publications Private Ltd., 1964. 248 pp. 8vo., caramel colored cloth with paper spine label. Cloth boards are rippled, endpapers slightly so, interior fine. Dust jacket is price-clipped with a closed 3 inch tear on front panel, crease and..... More
1982. (BAUR COLLECTION). JAPANESE CERAMICS. By John Ayers. Geneve: Collections Baur, (1982). This is 1/50 numbered copies bound in leather. 4to., full brown leather, spine in gilt; with 133 items catalogued and photographed, many in color. This copy is in mint condition, in the dust jacket... More
1951. BEANS, George H. A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA. Jenkintown: Tall Tree Library (No. 23), 1951. One of 150 copies. 51 pp. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Fine in a slightly chipped glassine dustjacket. B/w frontispiece and illustrations. More