1959. OKUMURA Kitchizaemon, artist. WASURE NO KOSARESHI MUTSUGAMI NO HANASHI. Shôwa 34 [1959]. 29.9 x 21.6 cm. String-bound, Japanese- style. Stencil printed with textual illustrations on records of hand papermaking from the provinces of the far north in Japan. One of 50 copies printed. About fine condition, in the folding..... More
1956. [KATAZOME] OKAMURA Kichiemon. AIZU ATSUSHIOGAMI JIGEN. Sho^wa 31 [1956]. String-bound Japanese-style, privately printed in 100 copies. 27.2 x 16.0 cm., Okamura (1916-2002) was a student of Serizawa Keisuke and embraced his interest in traditional Japanese folk arts, papermaking and stencil printing (katazome). This lovely monograph on Japanese papaer made..... More
1965. Okamura Kichiemon 岡村吉右衛門 (1916-2002). Iroha Emoji 伊呂波絵文字. 昭和40年（1965）n.p. self-published. A katazome hon 型染本 85 x 32.5cm string bound in fukuro toji housed in a chitsu with clasps 50 x 33cm with stenciled title label on cover. Number 32? of a stated limited edition of 30 copies. Signed by the..... More
1982. Sekine Toshio 関根寿雄 . Ex Libris 1982 Sekine Toshio Shohyōshū Ex Libris 1982 関根寿雄 書票集 1982. Self-published. Tokyo. 19 x 13.5cm book with printed title slip laid down. Number 5 of a limited edition of 70 copies; it appears to be an artist’s proof. 9 original polychrome woodblock bookplates..... More
1989. Hokkai no Sakana ほっかいのさかな. 古谷貞治. Furutani Sadaji, author and Hōga Toshiko 宝賀寿子, artist. Fukuoka. [1989]. Self-published. An artist’s proof of a limited edition of 40 copies. 20 original woodblock prints loose in a 12 x 12.5cm green envelope with silver woodblock print on cover. Each is done on a single..... More
1958. Miyamoto Kyōshirō 宮本匡四郎. Zōshohyō Sakuhinshū: Dai Ikkai ekisu riburishu no kai 蔵書票 作品集: 第一回 えきす りぶりすの会. Showa 33 [1958]. Gabara Gabō がばら画房. Tokyo. 11.7 x 14cm hardcover book opening Japanese style with decorated, printed title slip is housed in a box 12.5 x 15cm with printed title slip. One of..... More
1953. Sakai Hideo and Miyamoto Kyōshirō 酒井秀夫 and 宮本匡四郎. Zōshohyō Sakuhinshū 蔵書票 作品集 Shōwa 28 [1953] Gohachi 五八 Tokyo 11.4 X 14.3cm book opens Japanese style. Number two of a limited edition of seven copies. Brushed title slip is laid down on front wrapper. Bookplates range in size from 4.2..... More
1983. Sekine Toshio 関根寿雄. Shohyōshū Ex Libris 1983 関根寿雄 書票集. 1983. Self-published. Tokyo 19 x 13cm collection of 12 original polychrome and monochrome woodblock bookplates tipped in. Number 5 of a limited edition of 100; it appears to be an artist’s proof. Free endpapers made of handmade Japanese paper. 12..... More
1952. Onchi Kōshirō 恩地孝四郎. Zōshohyō Shishu 蔵書票 四種 Shōwa 27 [1952]. Gohachi 五八. Tokyo Number 4 of a limited edition of 7 copies. A single sheet folded three times to a rectangular 10.5 x 11.5cm opens fully to 10.5 x 46cm. Title printed in Japanese text on front with publisher’s..... More
18. Shōju 松寿 [Shōrakusai]. Tōkaidō Fukei no Zu 東海道風景の図 [The album of Tōkaidō paintings] Late 18th - Early 19th C. 34 x 37cm orihon folding album with brushed title slip housed in an old chitsu with clasps 34 x 38.5cm with brushed title slip. There are 70 full page scenes..... More
1918. Onchi Kōshirō [artist and author] 恩地 孝四郎. Kanjō 感情 Sentiment. 大正7 [1918] . Tokyo. Kanjyō Shisha 感情詩社 Issue 20; June of 3rd year. 20号 3年6月号 23.5 x 15.5cm magazine with self-wrappers in [original?] glassine. 30 pages with introduction and poetry by Onchi with 12 black and white woodblock prints. Poetry, essays..... More
17. Onnakunjyōhōki 女訓重宝記 early 1700s? Osaka. Publ by Morita Shōtarō 毛利田庄太朗 2 vols in one, string bound in fukuro toji 26 x 18cm with modern brushed title slip and housed in a modern chitsu with clasps 26 x 19cm. 7cm margin at the top throughout. 44 cho with black and..... More
17. 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..... More
19. Tachika Chikuson 田近竹邨 Chikuson Jihitsu Gachō 竹邨自筆画帳. N.p. Early 20th century. No colophon. Signed, with artist’s seal. Orihon folding album with fabric boards and gilt edges 24 x 18cm is housed in a modern brown chitsu with clasps 24.5 x 18.5cm. 12 monochrome and color paintings approx. 21.5 x...... More
1934. [SOSAKU HANGA] ONCHI, Kôshirô, artist & author. UMI NO DOWA. Tokyo: Hanga-sô, Shôwa 9 [1934]. Self-wrappers in glassine, with Onchi's text and accompanying 6 polychrome woodblock prints, the blocks of which were carved by him. Each print is a vortex of images with the female form as visual pivot..... More
Imperial Hotel Tokyo brochure. 23.75 x 10cm color brochure for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo opens to 39.75 x 10cm. The front and rear has a lovely double page color print of the Imperial hotel with pine trees in the foreground and Mount Fuji in the background with 帝国ホテル [Teikoku..... More
193. 4 issues of Gofuku 呉服.Tokyo. Ichida Shōten 市田商店. Four kimono magazines published by a Tokyo kimono and obi store with branches in Tokyo and Kyoto. Green birds in birdcage - Shōwa 8 [1933] June #122 昭和八年 六月 百二十二呉. Blue/white/green - Shōwa 8 [1933] August #124 昭和八年 八月 百二十四呉. Gray - Shōwa 10 [1935] February #141..... More
1937. Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #11 第十六巻 第十一號. Showa 12 [1937]. Tokyo. Tokyosha.25 x 25.5cm large format children’s full color illustrated magazine published in Japan from 1922 to 1944. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana and furigana. Illustrated stories for children, many double page, and a 6 page educational..... More
1937. Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #8 第八號. Showa 12 [1937]. 昭和十二年. Tokyo. Tokyosha. 第十六巻 . 25 x 25.5cm large format children’s full color illustrated magazine published in Japan from 1922 to 1944. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana and furigana. This special issue focuses on “Our Rivers,” exploring the theme..... More
Umehara Hokumei 梅原北明, Murayama Tomoyoshi 村山知義, et al.Bungei Shijō 文藝市場. Tokyo. Shōwa 2 [1927]. [Avant Garde]. 21.7 x 15cm literary markets magazine in paper wrappers. July issue,169 pages. First published in November of 1925, this issue of July 1927, towards the end of its run, unleashed its mordant humor on..... More
1840. HATFIELD, EDWIN F[RANCIS], compiler. FREEDOM'S LYRE: OR, PSALMS, HYMNS, AND SACRED SONGS, FOR THE SLAVE AND HIS FRIENDS. New York: S. W. Benedict, 1840. First edition. 291 hymns from various sources with metre abbreviations only, no musical notation, and (usually) attributions. 28mo., vi, 265 pp. Brown cloth stamped in..... More
1926. Okada Tatsuo 岡田竜夫(Author and illustrator). Aozameta Dōteikyō 蒼ざめた童貞狂. Author and illustrator Okada Tatsuo 岡田竜夫 Taisho 15 大正15 [1926]. The title of this important work is usually translated as “The Pale-Faced Virgin’s Mad Thoughts.” Published by Choryusha of Tokyo in 1926, it is illustrated throughout with black and white linocuts..... 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..... More
1990. OKAMURA Kichiemon, artist. MOJI EGOYOMI. Tôkyô, Gohachi, Heisei 2 [1990]. 38.6 x 27.0 cm. #4 of 50 printed. Signed by Okamura. Large Orihon folding album with 13 hand-printed katazome color stencil prints by Okamura. Like new, complete in a chitsu clasped publisher's titled case. An advance sheet for its..... More
