Iijima Fujitsune 飯島文常, artist. Chikugado 竹画堂刀 , block cutter. Fumitsune Hōgikuchō 文常芳菊帖 (also Hōgikuchō 芳菊帖). Korakudo 後楽堂, publisher. [Tenpo 2 天保二 1832]. 27.5 x 19cm orihon folding album with navy blue boards in brown chitsu with clasps. Photocopied title slip on front board; chitsu title slip reads Hōgikuchō 芳菊帖. Introductory..... More
1897. [PRANG, Louis]. ORIENTAL CERAMIC ART Illustrated by Examples from the Collection of W. T. Walters. Text by S. W. Bushell, M.D., Physician to H. B. M. Legation, Peking. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. From an edition limited to 500 copies (although it is unlikely that more than..... More
Gendai Hanga #10 現代版画 十集 Gendai Seisaku Hanga Kenkyūkai 現代創作版画研究会 [Xian dai chuang zuo ban hua yan jiu hui 现代创作版画研究会], publisher (Mínguó èrshísì) 民國二十四 [1935] China 23.5 x 20.4cm album bound with staples, opens Japanese style and is housed in a modern, navy blue chitsu with clasps..... More
1926. [AVANT GARDE EROTICA] MURAYAMA Tomoyoshi. HENTAI GEIJUTSU-SHI. Taishou 15 [1926] Bungei Shiryou Kenkyuukai, Toukyou, Frontis., 2pp, 2pp, 52+pp. 22.0 x 15.0 cm., bound Japanese-style, string- bound, fukuro-touji, with a printed paper title label on the cover. There are many plates, b+w and color, selected to demonstrate Murayama's essay on..... More
![Yōsei no Kyori 妖精の距離 [Fairy’s Distance]. author Takiguchi Shūzō...](/pictures/thumb/90863_01.jpg?v=1652473128)
1937. Takiguchi Shūzō 瀧口修造, author and Abe Yoshifumi (also Yoshibumi, Abe Nobuya) 阿部芳文 (阿部展也), artist. Yōsei no Kyori 妖精の距離 [Fairy’s Distance]. Showa 12 [1937]. Tokyo: Shunchōkai 春鳥会. 30.3 x 24.5cm folio of poetry with a magnifying glass design on the front cover. Three single sheets 30.2 x 24.2cm: one with..... More
![Japanese Village - Bradley’s Straight Line Picture Cut-outs [Unmade paper model]. Milton...](/pictures/thumb/90912_01.jpg?v=1652473168)
1920. Japanese Village - Bradley’s Straight Line Picture Cut-outs [Unmade paper model]. Milton Bradley Company. Springfield, MA. 1920. Unmade paper model in sheets is enclosed in a green and white envelope depicting a Japanese village with people, trees, a bridge and buildings. The cut-out pieces are in black and white..... More
189. [Mori Yūzan 森雄山, artist]. Shiki no Yosooi (Vol 1) 四季のよそほひ 上. [Kyoto, Unsōdō 芸艸堂, publisher]. [c. Meiji 29-36 c.1896-1903]. Single volume 23.7 x 16.4 cm string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji in printed paper wrappers. 1st of 2 volumes with 25 cho of 50 delicately illustrated woodblock patterns. Preliminary cho has..... More
![Haru no Ryūkō 春の流行 [Designs for Spring or Spring Trends]. anaka Kichinosuke...](/pictures/thumb/90908_01.jpg?v=1652473166)
1953. Tanaka Kichinosuke 田中吉之介 and Nakamura Rokunosuke 中村六之介, et al artists. Haru no Ryūkō 春の流行 [Designs for Spring or Spring Trends]. [n.p.]. 1953. 21 sheets of stiff board, 10½ x 15 in., with color-printed designs on textured paper for kimono fabric laid down, with a glassine guard attached to each..... More
1809. [EHON] Suzuki Fuyô, artist. GAZU SUIFUYÔ 3 volumes. Edo, Bunka 6 [1809] 26.6 x 18.2 cm, string-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Appears identical to the copy at Mitchell 264-5. There is a copy in the British Museum and a handful in Japan. Illustrated throughout in fresh sumi-e impressions of Nanga style..... More
Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形恵斎, artist (also known as Kitao Masayoshi 北尾政美). Keisai Ryakuga Zen 恵斎畧画全. Touto 東都 (Tokyo/Edo). Suharaya Mōhei. n.d. [c.1850s]. 25.2 x 18.2cm string-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with the original printed title label. The title on the internal title page is Keisai Ryakuga-En 恵斎畧画苑. 32 cho including introductory notes, with..... More
193. [Matchbook cover album] 16 x 23cm flocked fabric-covered scrapbook of matchbook labels opens Japanese style. 2 hole binding with thin black rope ties. Gold star decoration and Japanese text printed in gold on front board.Over 400 labels - 9 color labels, approx 3.5 x 5.5cm, are laid down on..... More
1874. Satô Nobuhiro, author. Sōmoku Rokubu Kōshuhō 草木六部耕種法. Izumiya Zenbei. Meiji 7 [1874]. 20 kan in 16 vols. 8 5/8"" x 6"". Original yellow covers and title labels, complete. Many (42pp) woodblock prints, some color printed with considerable skill. A compendium of botanical and agricultural knowledge. Satō himself (a military..... More
Munakata Shikō 棟方志功. Hiboki Ezo Mamehon Dai 23 Gō 悲母記 (ゑぞ豆本 第廿三号). Showa 34. 1959. Otaru City. 小樽市. Published by Hokkaido Mamehon no Kai. 9 x 7cm miniature book (by Japanese standards) mame ehon 豆絵本 string-bound. Number 204 of a limited edition of 240. 2 original monochrome woodcuts tipped in..... More
1903. Japanese Fairy Tale Series No. 25. Chin Chin Kobakama. Lafcadio Hearn, translator.T. Hasegawa (Hasegawa Takejirō 長谷川武次郎), publisher. Meiji 36 [1903]. 19.2 x 13.9cm crepe paper book, stab-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji. [10] cho, including introductory notes by the translator. Colophon in Japanese on the inside rear wrapper with the date..... More
Collection of 169 picture postcards of the Great Kantō Earthquake (関東大震災 Kantō Dai Shinsai). 42 pages of approx 14 x 9cm postcards in postcard holders, 4 to a page, except for the last page with 1 postcard, enclosed in a 3-ring binder. An amazing collection of black and white..... More
Itō Wako 伊藤倭子.[Cherries on a black ground]. Sheet size 22.5 x 32cm and image size 9 x 18cm. Mezzotint print of cherries on a black ground marked "èp. d'artiste" and signed in pencil. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子 (b. 1945) was born in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the Northern island..... More
Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). Circle and Top. Sheet size 44.5 x 31.5cm and Image size 34.5 x 26cm. Numbered 54/90, and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of a blue and gold circle and a top on a black background. More
Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). Circle and Crane. Sheet size 44.5 x 31.5cm and Image size 34.5 x 26cm. Numbered 79/90 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of a blue and gold circle and an origami crane on a black background. More
Noda Tetsuya 野田哲也 (b. 1940). Diary: Sept 3rd ‘99, in Seoul a.p. Signed in pencil in the bottom margin with thumbprint. Color silkscreen and woodblock print depicting a pair of women's shoes next to a table with books, fruit, and a cup and saucer. Noda, a student of Tadashige Ono..... More
![Isn't It About Time to Ride an Ox Too?]. Mayumi Oda](/pictures/thumb/90532.jpg?v=1652473033)
1984. Mayumi Oda (b. 1941). [Isn’t It About Time to Ride an Ox Too?]. [1984] Numbered 29/50 and signed on print. 94 x 63cm large format polychrome silkscreen print depicting a bare-chested woman playing the flute riding on an oxen. Title and date taken from artist’s website. Ms. Oda is..... More
![Kaigara no Uta] 貝がら の うた (1) 60/100. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男](/pictures/thumb/90531.jpg?v=1652473032)
Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男. [Kaigara no Uta] 貝がら の うた (1) 60/100. Sheet size 39.2 x 32.7cm and image size 26.5 x 19.5cm. Numbered 60/100. Dated 1981 in pencil in the bottom margin. Polychrome mezzotint print of a lemon above a grouping of seashells. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男 (1926-2005) developed his..... More
![Song of Shell貝がら の うた (1) [Kaigara no Uta]. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男](/pictures/thumb/90530.jpg?v=1652473032)
c. Song of Shell貝がら の うた (1) [Kaigara no Uta] 12/100. Sheet size 39.5 x 33.7cm and image size 26.5 x 19.5cm. Numbered 12/100. Signed and dated 1981 in pencil in the bottom margin. Polychrome mezzotint print of a lemon above a grouping of seashells. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男 (1926-2005)..... More
![Shishitō a ししとう a [Pepper A]. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男](/pictures/thumb/90529.jpg?v=1652473032)
Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男. Shishitō a ししとう a [Pepper A]. Sheet size 25.2 x 28cm and image size 14.2 x 18cm. Signed and numbered 66/100 in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Black and white mezzotint print of hot peppers.Some stains in top margin with dull scratch on print. Satoh..... More
![Tori to Wani とり と わに [Bird and Crocodile]. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男](/pictures/thumb/90528.jpg?v=1652473031)
1974. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男. Tori to Wani とり と わに [Bird and Crocodile]. Sheet size 25.5 x 34cm and image size 16 x 23.8cm.Signed, numbered 28/75 and dated 1974 in pencil in the bottom margin. Black and white mezzotint print of a carved bird and crocodile. Satoh Nobuo 佐藤暢男..... More
![Cherries on a blue ground 64/150]. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子](/pictures/thumb/90526.jpg?v=1652473031)
19. [Cherries on a blue ground 64/150]. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子. Sheet size 32 x 45cm and image size 17 x 29.5cm. Mezzotint print of cherries on a blue ground numbered 64/150 and signed in pencil. Itō Wako 伊藤倭子 (b. 1945) was born in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, the..... More