189. Shikitei Sanba (Samba) 式亭三馬, illustrator. 東都. Shibai Kinmō Zui 戯場訓蒙図彙. Tōto [Tokyo]. Aoki Suzando, publisher. c. 1890s. 8 volumes bound as 5, 22 x 15cm bound Japanese style fukuro-toji. Original, black and white woodblock prints with Japanese text. Each volume centers on a different aspect of Kabuki theater, with..... More
[JAPANESE THEATRE]. ODA OTOYA: A COLLECTION OF STAGE DESIGNS. Oda Otoya (1920-2006) began his career in the arts as an illustrator of fiction, moving to stage design in the post-war period. He created designs for many plays at the National Theatre in Tokyo, as well as the famous Little Theatre..... More
195. [IMPERIAL HOTEL PAMPHLET]. 18.5 x 12.2cm staple-bound pamphlet with color illustrations, monochromatic illustrations and English and Japanese text. The clever design of this pamphlet makes it accessible to both Japanese and English speakers. Both front and rear wrappers show the same color illustration of the Imperial Hotel and..... More
1855. [EHON] TAGAWA Harumichi 田川 春道, edit. & KURATA Tôgaku 倉田 東岳, artist. GAIBAN YÔBÔ ZUGA. 外蕃容貌図画 Tôto [Edo] Ansei 2 [1855]. String-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji, with original covers and printed title labels, 2 vols., complete. 18.2 X 25.2 cm. One double-page woodcut color printed hemispherical map of the world, and..... More
194. Tokuriki Tomikichiro 徳力富吉郎 SHIKI TÔKYÔ FÛKEI 四季東京風景 FOUR SEASONS OF TOKYO, Kyoto. N.D. [c.40s?] Four original multicolor woodblock prints 21 x 28cm, laid in with matted frames 25.5 x 35cm and housed in a portfolio 26 x 35.5cm. Printed title slip in Japanese and English on portfolio cover..... More
1887. [EHON] Rai Sanyō, et al. 頼山陽 Shunsōdō 春草堂. JÛJUN KAGETSU-CHÔ. 十旬花月帖 3 Vols., orihon, bound in brocade covered boards with printed silk title labels. The tall slender volumes, 29 x 10.2 cm, are reminiscent of sutras in their format. Enclosed in the original chitsu (clasps missing) with printed paper..... More
1822. Tsuji Hōzan 辻鳳山, artist. BITCHÛ MEISHÔ-KÔ 備中名勝考, 2 VOLS [Report on Famous Places in Bitchū]. n.p. Gyokushō-en 玉松園. Bunsei 5 [1822]. 2 volumes 26.4 x 18.5 cm string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji with light blue-gray blindstamped wrappers and housed in a modern chitsu-clasped case. 18 very appealing, double page illustrations..... More
1786. [MEISHO-KI] Akisato Ritō & Takehara Shunchōsai. MIYAKO MEISHO ZU-E 都名所圖會 (都名所図会) 6 volumes. 27.2 x 18.7 cm. Kyôto, Yoshinoya Ihachi. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. The colophon lists the original edition as being from 1780 [An'ei 9] and the copy at hand a ""recut, reprinted"" expanded edition published in 1786 [Temmei..... More
[EHON] Hirokawa Kai 廣川獬. NAGASAKI BUNKEN ROKU 長崎文献錄. Kyōto, Hishiya Magobei, Bunsei Gannen [1817]. 5 vols. in 3, string bound Japanese-style fukuro toji, 25.7 x 17.7 cm, original paper title labels, grey covers. The second printing after the first appearance in 1800. This "RECORD OF THINGS HEARD AND SEEN..... More
Go-Kashiwabara Tennô. [Emperor Go-Kashiwabara] 後柏原天皇 et al. Kaihô Yûchiku 海北友竹, artist; Kitamuki Unchiku 北向雲竹 (1623-1703), calligrapher SHINNYÔDÔ ENGI 真如堂縁起 3 volumes, complete. 27.5 x 19.5 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, furo-toji. In the midst of the bloody Ônin Wars that wracked Kyôto and environs for nearly a century, an iconic emaki scroll..... More
1689. [EHON] Ihara SAIKAKU 井原 西鶴 (1642-1693), author. HONCHÔ ÔIN HIJI. 本朝櫻陰比事I. 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-zôshi by Saikaku is based on legal cases from China, vernacular literature..... More
1801. AKISATO Rito 秋里籬嶋, author. KAWACHI MEISHO ZUE 河内名所図会. Kyôto & Osaka 1801, Morimoto Tasuke, et al.6 volumes, in two series of three each. The first three are 25.6 x 18.0 cm; the second three a bit larger: 26.2 x 18.6 cm..... Enclosed in two separate clasped chitsu cases.....Lionel bought this..... More
![HYAKU FUJI 百富士 AND HYAKU FUJI YOKYÔ 百富士余興 [One Hundred (Views of) Fuji]. artist...](/pictures/thumb/90672_01.jpg?v=1617470338)
Kawamura Minsetsu 河邨珉雪, artist. HYAKU FUJI 百富士 AND HYAKU FUJI YOKYÔ 百富士余興 [One Hundred (Views of) Fuji]. Meiwa 8 [1771]. 5 volumes 18 x 26 cm string-bound Japanese style, fukuro-toji and housed in a clasped chitsu. The original edition in five volumes, rather than the usual four, with the fifth..... More
1823. [EHON] TEISAI [Katsushika Hokuba].葛飾北馬 KYÔKA SUMIDAGAWA MEISHÔ ZUKAI 狂歌隅田川名所図会 Tôgan no Bu. 東岸の部 Bunsei 6 [1823]. Shunsui-en Zôhan. This is the "east bank" volume. The colophon lists the "west bank" volume as being issued soon, but there is no record of it surviving. A lovely rendition of the banks of..... More
1903. [EHON] Tani BUNCHÔ, artist. 谷文晁 NIHON MEISAN ZUE 3 vols. 日本名山図会 [Famous Mountains in Japan] Tôkyô, Tôyôdô, Meiji 36 [1903]. 25.7 x 18.7 cm. String-bound, fukuro-toji, original printed paper title labels, b+w woodblock depictions of the ""Famous Mountains of Japan."" A work justly praised for its accurate representation of..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #12 December 十二月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90827_1.jpg?v=1612978147)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #12 December 十二月 第五巻 第十二號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 36 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, 6 flimsy pages in this copy with musical scores, and two more with a...... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #10 October 十月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90826_1.jpg?v=1612978147)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #10 October 十月 第五巻 第十號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 36 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, 4 flimsy pages in this copy with musical scores. The colophon is on the..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #9 September 九月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90825_1.jpg?v=1612978146)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #9 September 九月 第五巻 第九號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 36 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, No flimsy pages in this copy (missing?). Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #8 August 八月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90824_1.jpg?v=1612978145)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #8 August 八月 第五巻 第八號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 36 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, No flimsy pages in this copy (missing?). Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #7 July 七月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90823_1.jpg?v=1612978144)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #7 July 七月 第五巻 第七號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 36 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, No flimsy pages in this copy (missing?). Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #4 April 四月 第五巻...](/pictures/thumb/90822_1.jpg?v=1612978086)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 5 #4 April 四月 第五巻 第四號 1926 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 34 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, No flimsy pages in this copy (missing?). Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #10 October 十月 第一巻...](/pictures/thumb/90820_2.jpg?v=1612978085)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #10 October 十月 第一巻 第十號 1922 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, 4 page flimsy, notes to mothers. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #8 August 八月 第一巻...](/pictures/thumb/90819_1.jpg?v=1612977965)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #8 August 八月 第一巻 第八號 1922 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, 4 pages flimsy, notes to mothers. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #7 July 七月 第一巻...](/pictures/thumb/90818.jpg?v=1612978024)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #7 July 七月 第一巻 第七號 1922 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, There are 4 flimsy pages with notes for mothers. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and..... More
![Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #4 April 四月 第一巻...](/pictures/thumb/90817_1.jpg?v=1612977904)
Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 1 #4 April 四月 第一巻 第四號 1922 25.6 x 18.5 cm, illustrated wrappers. Counting the front and rear covers, this issue has 32 pages of color illustrations on deluxe heavy paper. This issue has no flimsy pages and the colophon is on the..... More