1973. [JAPANESE PAPERMAKING]. Edited and compiled by the Editorial Committee for the Tesukiwashi Taikan; editorial staff: Bunsho Jugaku [and others], with the cooperation of the Printing Bureau, Ministry of Finance, the Paper Museum, the National Papermaking Technology Association, and the National Federation of "Tesukiwashi" Makers' Associations. TESUKI WASHI TAIKAN. Tokyo..... More

1904. [DESIGN] Kobayashi GYOKUNEN 小林玉年. MEKURUTSUKI 目繰月. Kyoto: Unkindō , Meiji 37 [1904] 25 X 36 cm. Oblong folio, tassel-bound. #527 in the MEIJI TAISHŌ ZUANSHÛ NO KENKYÛ. 24 full page color woodblock print designs and 1 page of woodblock printed calligraphy. Striking images, very scarce book. Gyokunen is one..... More

1970. [CREATIVE PRINT MOVEMENT] KANAMORI Yoshio. KOZAN. Nihon Aishokai, Shōwa 45, signed by Kanamori. Number 94 of 150 copies. Huge western bound folio, 45.9 x 31.7 cm. Each of the 15 color woodblock illustrations is double page - and are in consequence remarkably large and therefore difficult to print. Quite..... More

1891. [BIRDS & FLOWERS] Imao KEINEN. KEINEN KACHÔ GAFU. Kyoto: Tanaka Jihei. Meiji 24-25 [1891-2]. 4 vols., each approx. 35.5 x 25.1 cm. Vol.1 [Spring] has 31 color woodblock prints of birds and flowers, of which 7 are huge double page prints. Vol.2 [Summer] has 32 plates, of which 8..... More

MINAKAWA Taizou 皆川泰蔵, , HANGA KYOTO 版画京都. Kyoto, n.d. [c.late 50s, early 60s.] Twelve wonderful Sousaku Hanga Creative Print Movement creations, each about 11" x 15", capturing famous sites of the old capital in a colorful and bold style, true to the spirit of the Creative Print Movement. Minakawa..... More

1964. JAPANESE PAPERMAKING] GOTO Seikichiro　後藤清吉郎. KAMI NO TABI. 紙の旅 Tokyo, Bijutsu Shuppansha. Shôwa 39 [1964]. Large oblong folio in washi covers, 33.5 x 44.3 cm. #181 of 300cc. Illustrated beautifully in katazome throughout. The illustrations as well as the text are by Gôtô, a fine artist as well as one..... More

1927. ONCHI Koushirou 恩地孝四郎, binding design... NIHON JIDOU BUNKO 日本児童文庫　[JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY] 76 volumes, complete. Searching for a concise introduction to this set, I found a wonderful little essay written by the owner of the UMINEKO book shop in Japan. He was remarking on the exhibition of art bindings..... More

1566. [SCOTLAND - LAWS - GOLF] THE ACTIS AND CONSTITUTIOUNIS OF THE REALME OF SCOTLAND , maid in Parliamentis haldin be the rycht excellent, hie & mychtie Princeis, Kingis James the First, Secund, Thrid, Feird, Fyft, and in the tyme of Marie now Quene of Scottis, viseit, correctit, and extractit..... More

1850. Ohara Todo (1746-1821), author. Todo Ihitsu. Wakayama, O^saka, Kyo^to, Edo. 6 volumes. complete. Todo was a samurai scholar from the Kii peninsula. As the tile would indicate, these are posthumous records of his extensive research in botany and natural history. It would appear that there was an intention to..... More

Ehon Imagawa-jō 絵本今川状 Two volumes 22.8 x 15.8 cm string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji in the original yellow, blind-stamped wrappers and housed in a modern clasped chitsu 23 x 16.5cm. Volume one has 22 cho of woodcuts and Japanese text, 3 cho of preliminary text and no title slip. Volume two..... More

1689. [EHON] Ihara SAIKAKU, author. HONCHO^ O^IN HIJI. 5 volumes, with (original?) blue covers. 25.5 x 18.2 cm. One of the five volumes has the original printed title slip, the rest are brushed. This ukiyo-zo^shi by Saikaku is based on legal cases from China, vernacular literature, etc., but all set..... More

Shiisanmei Sashieshū [The 13th Sister or 13 Sisters] 十三妹挿絵集 Serizawa Keisuke 芹沢銈介 Gohachi 吾八 Showa 42 [1967] 50 prints and one title page approx 28 x 28cm, prints tipped in and matted to 34.6 x 32.5cm, are embossed with a number in the lower right hand corner of the..... More

Ise Dōchū no Maki 伊勢道中之巻 [Pilgrimage to Ise, or, On the Road to Ise, 2 hand scrolls - Emaki 絵巻] Height 15 ½” Length, Scroll One: Over 32 feet with 24 scenes along the way. Scroll Two: About 36 feet with 24 scenes….. The amount of work that went into..... More