1891. Shimizu Seifū 清水 晴風 & Nishizawa Tekihō 西沢笛畝 鵜内の友 Unai No Tomo (A Child's Companions), Volumes 1 through 7 of 10 published Kyoto, Unsōdō, 1891-1924. A complete series of color illustrations of traditional Japanese toys, published over the course of more than 30 years. Hundreds of color plates, mostly..... More
1956. Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖 No. 118. Bijutsu Shuppansha 美術出版社. Tokyo. December, 1956. 21 x 15cm issue of the monthly art magazine Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖. The cover has a modern art design of red and brown squares within a blue square while the back has 4 blue and red ads. 148..... More
1988. Kanzaki Sunao 神﨑温順, artist. ABC 宛字書票 I, II, III ABC Ateji Shohyō, 3 vols [mamehon 豆本]. KodoOriban [Nippon Kosho Tsūshinsha] 古通版 [日本古書通信社], publisher. [Showa 63,1988]. 3 small orihon volumes 8 x 6cm by stencil artist Kanzaki Sunao (also Onjun) 神﨑温順 (1932 - ). Stencil art ex libris on heavy..... More
1826. Suzuki Ki-itsu 鈴木其一 and Sakai Hō-Itsu 酒井抱一, editors. Kōrin Hyakuzu Kōhen 光琳百図 後編 [One Hundred Designs by Kōrin, 2nd Series]. Bunsei 9 [1826]. 2 volumes 26.6 x 18cm with blue-gray wrappers, string-bound fukuro-toji Japanese-style with centered, printed paper slips. Housed in a 20th century cloth, clasped chitsu case 27..... More
10 Ise Katagami Paper Stencils [型紙]. [Japan]. [Taisho Period]. Set of 10 intricate katagami 型紙 paper stencils that vary in size. 2 large stencils are approx. 41.5 x 41.5cm, 4 medium size stencils are approx. 30 x 40.5cm and 4 small stencils are approx. 15.5 x 22cm. All are in..... More
[EHON] Kikuchi Yōsai 菊池容斎. Kikuchi Yōsai Gafu 菊池容斎画譜. 2 vols., Tokyo, Meiji 24 [1891], Ōkura Magobei. String bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Printed paper title labels, silk covered flexible covers. The remains of the original publisher's portfolio covers are present, though the hinges are split. The books themsselves are very good, in..... More
1852. Kikuchi Yôsai, author; Sôkei Sakabei, compiler. ZENKEN KOJITSU SHIKUN 前賢故実私訓 3 volumes. Shunbidô, Edo, Kaei 5, 1852. 30.5 x 21.8 cm. clasped chitsu case. Large, string-bound Japanese-style book, fukuro-toji... A compendium of images of paintings and short biographies of famous historical figures, done by contemporary artists. THIS WAS CHARLIE..... More
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1862. Nihonbashi Yori 日本橋 本橋ヨリ [Tokugawa woodblock print map]. Tōto 東都 (Edo/Tokyo). Bunkyu 2 [1862]. Color woodblock print map of Edo (Tokyo), oriented with North to the right. Originally published in Kaiei 2 [1849], this updated map was republished in 1862. Publisher is given as Yorozuya Seibe 萬屋在助枚 with an..... More
Kyō no 100 Ninten 今日の100人展 [100 Contemporary Artists]. Mainichi Shinbunsha 毎日新聞社, publisher. 1971. 24 x 25cm art catalog with over 100 black and white photographic images and Japanese text. Two red free endpapers in both the front and the rear. Bio of each artist in Japanese text under the photo..... More
Kamizaki Sunao かみざきすなほ, artist (also Kanzaki Onjun, Kanzaki Sunao 神﨑温順), artist. Chimei Ateji Ehon 地名宛字絵本, Jinmei Ateji Ehon 人名宛字絵本, Bunbutsu Ateji Ehon 文物宛字絵本 (# 58 of 300). Nippon Kosho Tsūshinsha 日本古書通信社, publisher. 3 small orihon folding albums 8 x 6cm covered in olive (Chimei), blue (Jinmei) and brown (Bunbutsu) paper..... More
Eguchi Kiyoshi (Kan) 江口渙 and Kishi Yamaji 貴司山治, editors. Senki 36 Nin Shū 戦旗36人集. Kaizōsha 改造社.Tokyo. Showa 6 昭和2年 [1931]. 19 x 13cm softcover book bound Western style opens Japanese style and has 488 pages of proletariat writing in Japanese text. Edited by novelist Eguchi Kiyoshi 江口渙, later changed to..... More
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Asai Hironobu 淺井廣信, editor. New Crest Book [Shin Monchō Daizen] 新紋帳大全. [Unsōdō 芸艸堂]. Kyoto. Meiji 26 [1893]. 18 x 12cm volume string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with decorated wrappers and original woodblock prints. The Japanese title 新紋帳大全 [Shin Monchō Daizen] is printed vertically in the center of the cover with a horizontal..... More
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Kōrin Hyakuzu Kōhen 光琳百図後編 [One Hundred Designs by Kōrin, 2nd Series], 2 vols in 1. Suzuki Ki-itsu 鈴木其一 and Sakai Hō-Itsu 酒井抱一, editors. Bunsei 9 [1826]. 2 books in 1 volume 25.5 x 18cm string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with tan decorated wrappers with silver mica. 37 cho of original monochrome woodblock..... More
[Group of loose black and white photos and negatives] Six black and white photos 6 x 8.8cm including border. Five of the photos are of groups of elementary school-age students on an outing; in two of them they are in on the train platform at Futaminoura Station 二見浦駅 in the..... More
195. [Matchbox label and matchbox label design collection - rinpyō 燐票 ] C. 1950s-1960s 99 loose matchbox and matchbook labels (rinpyō 燐票) backed with bamboo or other lightweight wood. Colorful illustrations advertise a range of businesses, including Western style clothing shop Hashimoto, Marutama pachinko parlor, Hato Tokkyū はと特急 [Dove/Pigeon..... More
2001. Sekiya Toshitaka 関屋敏隆, author and illustrator. Bokurawa Shiretoko Tankentai ぼくらは知床探険隊 [Our Mount Shiretoko Expedition Team]. Iwasaki Shoten 岩崎書店, publisher.Tokyo. 2001. 26.2 x 28.8cm hardcover illustrated children’s book with decorated covers and Japanese text throughout. 39 pages with illustrated endpapers and inner covers. The inside front cover has a short..... More
19. [36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]. N.p. C. 1900-1920. 30.4 x 26.5cm volume string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with olive green brocade covers. The blank title slip is mounted on the top left of the front cover. The inner wrappers are covered in gold-flecked paper and the free endpapers appear to..... More
1920. KEYNES, John Maynard. THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PEACE. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. First American edition of Keynes' first book. 8vo., navy cloth. Cloth lightly rubbed, with faint spotting. A very good copy. More
Keisai Masayoshi 恵斎政美. Chōjū Ryakugashiki 鳥獣略画式 [Abbreviated Drawing Styles for Birds and Animals]. Edo, Kyoto, Nagoya & Osaka. C. 1813. 23.8 x 18.2cm volume string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji in tan wrappers with an embossed karazuri 空摺 design, similar to a fishnet pattern. Front cover also has a horizontal botanical design in..... More
![Item #90997 Keisai Ryakugashiki 恵斎楽画式 [Keisai’s Abbreviated Drawing Styles]. artist...](/pictures/thumb/90997.jpg?v=1652473193)
Keisai Masayoshi 恵斎政美, artist. KeisaiRyakugashiki 恵斎楽画式 [Keisai’s Abbreviated Drawing Styles] (Also Jimbutsu Ryakugashiki 人物畧画式). Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka. Bunka 文化 10 [1813]. 1 volume, complete. 25.5 x 17.5cm, string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji in blue wrappers. Printed title slip on left hand side. Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka. Originally published in Edo by..... More
![Item #91003 Ochigaki [Rakugaki] 落柿. Tsuda Seifū 津田青楓,...](/pictures/thumb/91003.jpg?v=1652473199)
1906. Tsuda Seifū 津田青楓 and Asano Kokō 浅野古香, artists. Ochigaki [Rakugaki] 落柿. Kyoto. Unsōdō. 芸草堂. Meiji 39 [1906]. 2 orihon folding albums 24.6 x 17.8cm with original color woodblock-printed designs. Tsuda Seifū 津田青楓 (1880-1978), in this early incarnation (he lived until 98), was one of the foremost designers of the..... More
1950. Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎, et al.. Hakubutsu-Fu 博物譜. Tokyo. Showa 35 [1950]. Small, oblong western-style book, printed, paper-covered boards with a leather spine 11.2 x 14.5cm. Number 44 of 200 [of 250] copies, signed and sealed by the editor, Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎 (1891-1955). This "Natural History Sketchbook" represents the first..... More
Aya Nishiki 綾錦 [Design album]. Late Meiji-Taisho Era. Oversize design album in boards approx. 69 x 43cm with 99 sheets approx 77.5 x 45cm. Each sheet has a rectangular design approx. 47.5 x 34.5cm, about two-thirds with penciled gridlines for production. Holes in the right hand margin for binding. Hand-brushed..... More
1850. Ohara Tôdô (1746-1821), author. 小原桃洞 TÔDÔ IHITSU 桃洞遺筆. Wakayama, Ôsaka, Kyôto, Edo... 6 volumes. complete... Tôdô was a samurai scholar from the Kii peninsula... As the title would indicate, these are posthumous records of his extensive research in botany and natural history. It would appear that there was an..... More
Nishimura Nantei 西村楠亭. Nantei Gafu 楠亭画譜 3 vols. Kyowa 4 [1804]. 3 vols 26.3 x 18cm in embossed blue-gray wrappers bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji and housed in a modern chitsu 26.8 x 18.7cm. European seals on wrappers. Vol 1 has an introduction and table of contents in Japanese text as..... More